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

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A user space can expand automatically to the maximum size as stated. 
When first created, a user space does not have that capability set, but 
I believe the IBM APIs change this. When using user spaces for your own 
efforts, you might need to change the user space attribute so that it 
will auto-extend.

Oh for the days when the most memory you could use was 640K in DOS!! 
Don't we love hard limits? Who would ever use more than that? Unthinkable!!

Vern

Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 16MB is the *max* size of a user space PERIOD. 
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> Thanks,
> Tommy Holden
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> 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? 
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>  
> Florin Todor
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> 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
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> (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.
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>
> Thanks,
> Tommy Holden
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> From:   rob@xxxxxxxxx
> To:     RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   10/29/2009 07:53 AM
> Subject:        Re: I need a DSPJOBSPLF that will output to an *outfile.
>
> Ideas?
> Sent by:        rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I'd suggest one of two api's, either 
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> List Spooled Files (QUSLSPL)
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apis/QUSLS
> PL.htm 
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> Open List of Spooled Files (QGYOLSPL)
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apis/qgyol
> spl.htm
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> Do NOT blow over "API Concepts".
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v6r1m0/topic/apiref/api
> concept.htm
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> 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...
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> 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,
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> etc.
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> 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
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