Re: QZDASOINIT Job Spool File Question/Problem

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

  The spool files created with SPLFOWN(*CURUSRPRF) in a job running 
under a switched user will be assigned to the QPRTJOB of current 
user profile, in order to establish the requested ownership.  So 
although a properly scoped OVRPRTF SPLFOWN(*JOB) in effect prior to 
the spooling or having ensured CHGPRTF SPLFOWN(*JOB) prior to 
running would likely enable the existing program to function as 
coded [i.e. unchanged], it would be best IMO to change the CLP to 
use the "retrieve last spooled file information" API.

  From another message for a similar inquiry:

http://groups.google.it/group/it.comp.as400/msg/6a7d93137d87f324

   There is an API to "retrieve last spooled file in a job" or
something similar.  The SPLF information retrieved by the API is
irrespective of, to which user\job the file is assigned ownership;
i.e. regardless of SPLFOWN() established for the spool file.

   Having stated that... I took the next step....

   Using the "API Finder" on InfoCenter
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/apifinder/finder.htm
searching on description [for whatever reason titled "Find by name"]
with the tokens RETRIEVE LAST SPOOLED, or reviewing a listing of
APIs under the "Find by category" of PRINT, I found the API QSPRILSP
which "returns the complete spooled file identity of the last
spooled file created for the current job or thread."
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r4/topic/apis/QSPRILSP.htm

Regards, Chuck

Mike wrote:
> I have a process I am working on where a stored procedure runs a 
> CL program with several steps. A few of those steps generate a
> spool file of which I want to convert to a PDF. The problem I am
> having is that the converting program can't find the spool file.
> The problem I am having is that the spool file has the following
> job information:
>
>             File
> File        Nbr     Job         User        Number
> GAME11          13  QPRTJOB     USER   677358
>
> The running job however is using this job information: Error
> converting spooled file GAME11 677426/QUSER/QZDASOINIT
> Number ....
>
> Everything is run in one CL under (at least I assumed) one job.
>
> Any ideas as to why this would work this way or how I work around
> it?