RE: CPYSPLF - but don't know the spooled file number

Don,
As Rob mentioned in another note, if you submit your program to batch and
then try to copy the spooled file, you'll have a problem. Even if you work
out the details and retrieve the submitted job's job number, you have no
guarantee as to when the spooled file will be available.
If you are currently submitting the "Outside_Print_Package" program to
batch, you could create another CL program that:
1) Call "Outside_Print_Package" program
2) Use RTVJOBA command to retrieve job name, user, and job number.
3) CPYSPLF the report - can use *LAST or *ONLY for spooled file number if
only one report was created.

Then you can submit this new CL program to batch.

Hope this helps!

Richard


On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 10:14 AM, Don Cavaiani <dcavaiani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

Greetings,

I run a menu step which is a CLP I created and which CALLS an
Outside_Print_Package_Program (CLP & RPG) for which I have no SOURCE CODE.

The program which loads up requests options, and may then be run
interactively or in batch.

I would prefer this to run in batch all the time, but then I need to
CPYSPLF the printer spooled output file and do some further processing. I
want to automatically retrieve and fill in the required CPYSPLF command
options, but I don't think I will know or have access to the "spooled file
number" (unless I manually look it up) when the job is submitted to batch.
Is that correct? Am I missing something simple here?

TIA
Don

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