RE: Finding the job date of another job

Concerning #3,
I have found that print formats also can change with releases, which can
be a big surprise to utilities using spooled files as data. API's are
more trustworthy to remain backwards-compatible, and any changes to them
(which are rare other than enhancements using previously unused fields
or additional parameters) are clearly documented by IBM.


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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Charles Sallee
Sent: Friday, 3 August 2012 10:39
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Finding the job date of another job

Guys,



I appreciate everyone's comments on this and, 'best practices' aside; I
went with the spool file option for several reasons:



1. I have lots of experience using this method (we always done it
that way! :-) :-)).

2. I can not get the operations staff to load the QSYSINC copy
library.

3. I don't have much experience with APIs and they can also change
with a release.



I know #3 is not likely but a possibility.



Jeff, thanks for your note. I had looked at the DSPJOB printout and
overlooked the job date. So, you helped me finish the task the way I
had started.



All of this brings me back to the reason for writing this code. Has
anyone else experienced a problem with Client Access when the user turns
off their PC before shutting down Client Access? About once a week
someone will do so (or the PC crashes) and I get a runaway job that is
eating up a lot of the CPU.



The job log has the following messages in it:

Session stopped by a request from device SG8BWCP1A1.

Input or Output request failed. See message CPF5140.



For my procedure, after checking the WRTACTJOB printout, I wanted a way
to check the job date before any further logic.



Thanks again for all of your comments and help.



Chuck S. (not to be confused with guru Chuck P.)