RE: Display *JOBDs out to a file

DSPJOBD only outputs to *Print unfortunately (in my version anyway).  The
only way I know how to write directly to a file is in RPG so you may want to
cross post the same question over there.  It might already be in the
archives.

1.  There is probably a DSPJOBD API that you can use directly from RPG.
2.  Use a command line call in the RPG progam to pull the information with
RTVJOBA - only works on the current job though. 



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Al Mac
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 12:31 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Display *JOBDs out to a file

Check if DSP JOBD command exists, and if the output offered includes
*OUTFILE

Many IBM display commands can output to screen, report or *OUTFILE.  When 
you send to *OUTFILE you usually have choice of how much detail to include, 
such as *BASIC and *ALL and various in betweens.  This file comes with 
external description layout so you can access it with software of your
choice.

I access *OUTFILEs using Query/400, SQL, RPG, organizing the data I 
interested in various different ways.  I use this for directory of our 
Query/400 (by description people gave), what software has recently been 
modified, statistics on volatile files, what is safe to delete, what is 
overdue to reorganize, lots more.

Hi list!

Is there any functional examples (sources) that you want to share about
how to write *JOBD information into a file?  I am looking for something
different than printing the info and then parse the data.

Any help is highly appreciated.


Peter Vidal
PALL Corporation / SR Programmer Analyst, IT Development Group
10540 Ridge Rd., Ste 203, New Port Richey, FL 34654-5111
http://www.pall.com

"It's not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what's
required."
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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