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

16MB is the *max* size of a user space PERIOD.


Thanks,
Tommy Holden



From: "Florin Todor - YYZ Concord" <ftodor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the IBM i / System i" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 10/29/2009 08:54 AM
Subject: RE: I need a DSPJOBSPLF that will output to an *outfile.
Ideas?
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As far as I know, the User Space is 16MB, but if is necessary, it gets
expanded automatically... is it true?


Florin Todor

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

FWIW i would use the Open List of Spooled Files (QGYOLSPL) vs. the List
Spooled Files (QUSLSPL) API. The main reason is that List Spooled Files

(QUSLSPL)is limited to the 16mb due to using a user space. the Open
List
of Spooled Files (QGYOLSPL) API does *not* have that limitation.


Thanks,
Tommy Holden



From: rob@xxxxxxxxx
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Date: 10/29/2009 07:53 AM
Subject: Re: I need a DSPJOBSPLF that will output to an *outfile.

Ideas?
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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