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

Alan,

Have you tried to SNDTCPSPLF command? You would probably want to front-end it with an API (don't know which one off the top of my head) in order to get the spool file, etc., for the parameters. I use JWSPLF command, but can't remember where I got it.

Jerry C. Adams
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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 12:48 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 1
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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