RE: I need a DSPJOBSPLF that will output to an *outfile. Ideas?

Thanks Rob & Charles. API's are uncharted territory in our shop, and I
don't know if this project is important enough to bring in "new
technology", but then again, this might well be the time to learn a new
trick. My initial assignment was to "estimate the time to do the job".
Wish me luck on that.
--Michael

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Subject: Re: I need a DSPJOBSPLF that will output to an *outfile. Ideas?

I'd suggest one of two api's, either

List Spooled Files (QUSLSPL)
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apis/QUSLS
PL.htm


Open List of Spooled Files (QGYOLSPL)
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apis/qgyol
spl.htm

Do NOT blow over "API Concepts".
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apiref/api
concept.htm

I'd send you a sample but we use so many includes here that it's not
really portable. Besides, doing it from scratch will drill in a hard
lesson. Besides, it sounds like now you have the time...

The data queue option is cool, but there's a lot of restrictions as to
what get's written on the data queue, like if the spool file is on hold,

etc.

And, how the blazes are you going to put a spool file number in a
control
file???? I can see using spool file name, job name, even user defined
data, but spool file number?

Rob Berendt