Re: How to save an Outq

i think ibm may determine it's resources better spent doing things
that other vendors have not already provided.
jim

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Adam Lang" <aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 4:22 PM
Subject: Re: How to save an Outq


> Well, the point is, if third party utilities can accomplish it, why can't
> IBM?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 2:41 PM
> Subject: RE: How to save an Outq
>
>
> > I think the reason was that they couldn't be restored "exactly".  A
given
> > spool file isn't an object anywhere in the system.
> >
> > The links between the spool file and the job are lost.  Of course, now
you
> > can actually detach the spool files from a job using the
SPLFACN(*DETACH)
> > param of the CHGJOB command.
> >
> > There's some other attributes of the restored spool file that get lost,
> but
> > I don't remember and details.  You might google the newsgroup for a post
> > from Rodney as I believe that's where I saw the info.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Charles
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Adam Lang [mailto:aalang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 2:37 PM
> > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > Subject: Re: How to save an Outq
> > >
> > >
> > > Btw, was there ever a reason for not being able to save spool files?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:59 PM
> > > Subject: RE: How to save an Outq
> > >
> > >
> > > > It's not.
> > > >
> > > > At least without some additional software or work on your
> > > part,  IBM's
> > > BRMS
> > > > license program will do it, also various third party packages.
> > > >
> > > > You can also roll your own using various API's to pull the
> > > data from the
> > > > spool files.
> > > >
> > > > Check out the archives, I'm sure there is more in there
> > > about how to do
> > > it.
> > > >
> > > > Charles
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Mike Berman [mailto:mikeba777@xxxxxxxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:54 PM
> > > > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > > > > Subject: How to save an Outq
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I would like to save Outq's prior to clearing them. How is
> > > > > this accomplished?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Mike
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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