RE: Replicating spool files from one AS/400 to another -- MIDRANGE-L

Thanks for your reply Pete
Someone else just informed me of having the ability to save spool files
when you specify the parameter

SPLFDTA(*ALL)

in SAVOBJ command
I also found this web site
http://www.itjungle.com/fhg/fhg071509-story03.html

Alan Shore
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midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 10/19/2009 02:22:01 PM:

If you are on V5R4 or V6R1, you can save your spool files when you backup
your libraries/system.

Pete

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alan Shore
Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 1:48 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Replicating spool files from one AS/400 to another

Hi everyone

Due to a system crash, we are now working off our DR system and we are
looking to go back to using the production system this weekend.
Its been many winters have passed since I last replicated spool files

from

one AS/400 to another
The procedure that I last used was as follows (with thanks to Tim

Granatir,

Search400.com expert):-

On AS/400 that contains the spool file:
Step 1. Create a physical file that is at least

character bigger than the size of the spool

file

you wish to replicate.
Step 2. Copy the spool file into your

database

file. Make sure you specify *FCFC for the

control

character parameter.
Step 3. Transfer this database file to

your

target AS/400 using whatever method you

choose

(FTP, File Transfer, etc.).

On AS/400 that you wish to print:

Step 4. Override print file to specify

control

character *FCFC.
Step 5. Copy your database file to the

spool

file.

Your print file is now duplicated on your

target

AS/400.

Example Commands:

CRTPF FILE(MYLIB/FILE133) RCDLEN(133)
CPYSPLF FILE(MYSPLF) TOFILE(MYLIB/FILE133)

JOB

(123456/*N/QPADEV0032) CTLCHAR(*FCFC)

Transfer FILE133 in library MYLIB to your

target

AS/400

OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) CTLCHAR(*FCFC)
CPYF FROMFILE(MYLIB/FILE133) TOFILE(QSYSPRT)

However, we may have a LARGE number of these spoolf files to migrate
We are presently on V5r4.
Is there a simpler and/or more automated method to achieve this?
Or do I have to cut and paste the spool file attributes (Job, User,

Number,

File and Number) of each and every spool file that needs to be migrated

Thanks in advance

Alan Shore
Programmer/Analyst, Distribution
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P:(631) 200-5019
C:(631) 880-8640
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