RE: API to retrieve messages from history log

Another alternative may be to have the backup programs send messages at 
appropriate times during the job to a predetermined message file.  You would 
then process against this message queue for your information.

Rick

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> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 12:54 PM
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> Subject: Re: API to retrieve messages from history log
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> 
> > Here is what I am trying to accomplish.  Currently we do
> > two daily backups, one set of information around 2am (batch)
> > and a different set around 5am (interactive).  In the morning
> > we use DSPLOG to check for these two backups and record
> > the start time, stop time and tapes used.
> 
> If you can change your requirements a bit, you might be able 
> to use QMLHJOBL
> to extract the messages from the job log after the backup 
> command(s) have
> run.  Tuck that RPG program in the CL/job stream just before 
> the job ends.
>   --buck