Re: Search and Release Spool files

[Martin Rowe <martin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 14:10, Justin Houchin wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>     I am creating a new program that will search specified output queues 
> by usrdta for* held* spool files and release the spool file for 
> printing. I have planned on using the following API's to do this:
>      QUSCRTUS -- Create User Space                     
>      QUSLSPLF -- List Spooled Files                   
>      QUSRTVUS -- Retrieve User Space                   
>      QUSRSPLA -- Retrieve Spooled File Attributes     
>      QUSDLTUS -- Delete User Space
>    I will pass the spool attributes to a CL that will call the RLSSPLF 
> command.
> 
> Am I heading in the right direction, or can this be done an easier way?

Hi Justin

I have a similar utility on my site using those APIs, and it works okay.
See the Midrange-l archive posting from last month: 
http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200407/msg00248.html

Regards, Martin

> Thanks,
> Justin Houchin
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