RE: View spooled file with overprinting?

I have to debug quite a bit of iSeries print data so I keep TCP/IP Print service(AKA Print services for UNIX) running on my Windows box. I've a shared printer called FILE using port FILE.
On the iSeries side, I've a few different remote outqs.

IP address of my pc
Remote printer queue is 'FILE'

for *AFPDS
Connection type . . . . . . . . *IP
Destination type . . . . . . . . *PSF2
Host print transform . . . . . . *NO

For *SCS where I just want a completely flat ASCII version
Destination type . . . . . . . . *OTHER
Host print transform . . . . . . *YES
Manufacturer type and model . . *WSCST
Workstation customizing object MINIMAL - This only has only a few lines for carriage return, line feed, form feed.

for a previously composed *USRASCII( PCL )
Connection type . . . . . . . . *IP
Destination type . . . . . . . . *OTHER
Host print transform . . . . . . *NO

For a Manufacturer type and model or a WSCST, simply specify it.
Destination type . . . . . . . . *OTHER
Host print transform . . . . . . *YES
Manufacturer type and model . . *HP5SI
OR
Manufacturer type and model . . *WSCST
Workstation customizing object NEWWSCST

This works for almost every type of spool file except *AFPDSLINE and *LINE, but those are fairly rare.

Yes I do get a pop-up window and have to tell windows where to write the file, but then I get it immediately without have to have anything special running on the Window side. This is also quite handy for debugging many of the Windows based printing mysteries.

Bill Scott
Océ North America, Inc.
Tel.: (561) 997-3256
e-mail: Bill.Scott@xxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Loyd Goodbar
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2010 10:03
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: View spooled file with overprinting?

Is it possible to view a spooled file in its entireity without showing
overprinting?

We have some PCL generated spooled files for which I need to examine the
PCL, but overprinting suppresses a lot of the data. I tried viewing the
spooled file in 5250, exporting it to a text file in iNav, and copying to a
physical file (CPYSPLF). None allowed me to view all the spooled file data;
they suppressed or lost overprinted records.

Did I overlook an option? The system is V5R4, with iNav 6.1.

Thanks,
Loyd