Paul,
You might want to look at the Retrieve Spool Information (QSPSPLI) API
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_71/apis/qspspli.htm?cp=ssw_ibm_i_71
and maybe the other List spooled files APIs.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_71/apis/print1b.htm?cp=ssw_ibm_i_71
Thanks,
Gary Monnier
IT Software Engineer CSM, CSPO
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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steinmetz, Paul
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 8:28 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: Not seeing spoolfiles for a job - Spooled Files are Generated under a QPRTJOB Job
Recently I was looking for some spool file output for a job, but not finding them associated with the job.
Later, I did find them, but with a different user and job name.
Opened a PMR with IBM, learned that swapping of userprofiles will cause this.
I wanted to attach a particular spoolfile, send an email, on certain error conditions.
At this point, I'm not sure how I will achieve this since the spoolfile is not part of this job.
How have others dealt with this issue?
Conditions When Spooled Files are Generated under a QPRTJOB Job
Spooled files are generated under a QPRTJOB job whenever the Set Profile Handle (QWTSETP, QsySetProfileHandle) API is used to generate spooled files for another user profile or whenever the spooled file is generated by a TCP/IP or Host Server Job and not by a user job running under the user profile. This includes the following scenarios:
o Using the Set Profile Handle (QWTSETP, QsySetProfileHandle) in a user or third-party written program, utility, or application.
o Generating output from a PC that is processed by one of a QZRCSRVS host server job; for example, using RUNRMTCMD, SQL or ADODB.
o Generating output using Net.Data and possibly WebSphere and HTTP Server.
o Certain spooled files generated by Management Central.
o Spooled files generated by using a Remote Output Queue (RMTOUTQ) or the Send TCP/IP Spooled File (SNDTCPSPLF or LPR) command on one System i system to send a spooled file to another System i system or to another output queue on the same System i system.
o Spooled files generated by printing through an iSeries NetServer print share on a PC.
o Spooled files generated by using FTP to send a file to a printer file on the System i system.
o Spooled files generated by using LPR to print from a PC to a System i system.
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1019015
Here is some documentation from our data base:
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Problem Summary:
Why would spooled files generated by a particular job be associated with a different job?
For example job, 111111/QUSER/QZRCSRVS creates a spooled file, but the file is associated with job 222222/SMITH/QPRTJOB.
Resolution:
The reason that the spooled output is stored under a different job is that the original job has swapped profiles.
If a job swaps profiles because it is a server job or if the profile swapping APIs are used, any output created by the current user will be associated with a QPRTJOB job.
In our example, 111111/QUSER/QZRCSRVS starts under user QUSER. This job is a server job and is waiting for a request from a PC. The request for user SMITH comes in, and QZRCSRVS swaps to run under profile SMITH. Any spooled files created will then be associated with 222222/SMITH/QPRTJOB. After the request has completed, the server job then runs under QUSER again.
222222/SMITH/QPRTJOB will remain on the system as long as there are any spool files associated with the job. If SMITH accesses a server job later and creates any spool files, they will be associated with this same QPRTJOB job. There is only one QPRTJOB required on the system for each user.
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Thank You
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Paul Steinmetz
IBM i Systems Administrator
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