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

Michael

As has been said, these APIs have been around awhile. Once you get over the initial hurdle that "APIs are hard" (not true, by the way), then I suggest getting Bruce Vining's book, APIs at Work - buy it from the link on this list's home page and help David fund the mailing list. I'm very sure he has an example of processing an open list that you can work from and imitate.

Good luck
Vern

Koester, Michael wrote:

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