RE: Output Queue

Just as an aside to this discussion, I have a general process that allows users (for some reports) to select the printer to which they want the report sent. There were/are a lot of restrictions (the president didn't want people sending "junk" reports to his printer) so I had to build a data file of the valid printers and a selection program. We don't add new printers too often, unlike a lot of organizations, but it is a relatively easy to add new ones to the data file (DFU, SQL, whatever). I do check to be sure that the printer is still valid (we have deleted printer descriptions).

It just depends upon what your requirements are. If using *Any out queue is acceptable, the API-route might be preferable for a list/select or a validation. Just didn't work for me.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Doug Davie
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 7:39 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Output Queue

If they're entering the queue name (and not selecting), then why not just:
CHKOBJ OBJ(&Lib/&Queue) OBJTYPE(*OUTQ)


On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 6:18 PM, <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Bob

Not constantly that I know of

You could use DSPOBJD *ALL/*ALL objtype(*outq) to an outfile each time you have to check - or the QUSLOBJ API - I think that is it - going on memory here. The API would be faster, probably - and you could walk through the user space very quickly using pointers to see if the outq is for real.

HTH
Vern

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Bob Bledsoe" <bledsoe.bob@xxxxxxxxx>

Is there a file that contains a list of all the output queues on the system?
I have a program where the user enters the outputq they want to use and I
need to verify that they entered a valid outq.

Thanks
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