Re: splitting a spool file

[Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>]

If you download SPLTOOL from www.bvstools.com/spltool.html it includes a
command named PRTRNG (Print Range) that doesn't require licensing and can
split up spooled files by page number for free.



On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 8:55 AM Szymon Nawrocki <szymon.nawrocki@xxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I have a spool file which is too large to be handled by DSPSPLF command.
> There is no possibility to change the "creation process" of a spool file so
> the idea is to split created spool into several smaller ones.
> Because of performance and time limits, it should be done automatically
> with
> APIs .
>
> I am able to use QSPGETSP API to retrieve data from the existing spool and
> then use it as a source to QSPPUTSP API as long as it is the same, newly
> created spool (first new).
> When I try to put the next data packet to the next spool (second new), it
> seems to be corrupted.
> It is probably the way the buffer data (format SPFR0200)  should be altered
> before it could be put with the QSPPUSP, but I cannot figure out what
> changes have to be made.
>
> Any idea what I should check or maybe someone had similar problems (or has
> an example how to do it ) ?
>
> Kind regards
> Szymon Nawrocki
>
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