RE: Spool File to Excel

Al, why not convert all the spool files you need to archive to PDF and store
them someplace else, (PC server, IFS). You can name them with much more
meaningful names and store them in folders for better organization.
cjg


Carl J. Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
770-422-2995
www.ediconsulting.com

600 Kennesaw Avenue
Suite 400
Marietta, GA 30060

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Al Mac
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 12:33 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Spool File to Excel

In my situation my budget is ZERO except for my time, meaning my time
availability working on other things the company might want done.

The reality is that we get the job done, but it is sufficiently a hassle for
any non-IT person, that IT persons end up doing all the migration that's
needed.

You have to have Operations Navigator installed, (which may have a name
change in the AS/400 to iSeries transition).
Because of having to keep end fiscal reports on spool file like forever,
there are thousands of reports in my name, so accessing reports certain ways
take like forever,s so for many.steps there is need to have something else
to do to keep busy while waiting.
You know in Windows how you can have some screen of some application in a
short cut icon ... well I have done that with Ops Nav Reports list screen.
It means a little less hassle getting there.

Ok, while in Client Access/400 (which may have a name change in the AS/400
to iSeries transition) I identify the date / time