Retrieve Spool File Attributes As400

Jun 29, 1997  retrieve spoolfile-number Showing 1-10 of 10 messages. Retrieve spoolfile-number: Yves Veys. Use CHGSPLF command to modifiy the attributes and then release the spool file. API you can use to retrieve AS/400 Spool File information including the spool file number. Let's explore the Save Spool File (SAVSPLF) and the Restore Spool File (RSTSPLF) commands. SAVSPLF takes the spooled files and creates two disk files that can be saved and restored. One file contains the data from the spool file, the other contains the spool file attributes.

Quote:> What I want to be able to do is split a report into a number of > reports. Each of the new reports are to be named according to the > 'customer number' variable that appears within the report. So if > I extract pages 1-5 for customer number 12345, then I want the spooled > file to be named 12345. > I have all the tools to do all of the above jobs, except renaming of > the spooled file. This whole process will be automated, so manual >Free m4a music download. intervention is not an option. > Hope someone can help. You can't rename spooled files.

The names are generated by the system using the job name, number and a spooled file number. That's so they're uniquely named. There are a few easy to change attributes in a spooled file (like user data) but that's it. I see this type of project a lot. Claro router key generator. I would think it would be a heckuva lot easier (and cheaper) to modify the report to close then reopen a spooled file breaking on customer number. This makes your multiple reports.

Either that, or if each report goes to a different user, have them run them run the report by customer. Or make it available on the web or something. Quote:>What I want to be able to do is split a report into a number of >reports. Each of the new reports are to be named according to the >'customer number' variable that appears within the report. So if >I extract pages 1-5 for customer number 12345, then I want the spooled >file to be named 12345.

>I have all the tools to do all of the above jobs, except renaming of >the spooled file. This whole process will be automated, so manual >intervention is not an option. >Hope someone can help. >Dzintra Bradley V.

Stone www.bvstools.com. >IIRC there is a spoolfilename keyword on the OVRPRTF command that allows you >to pick your spoolfilename. >-- >Vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards >Ren H. Hartman >R.H. Hartman Automatiserings Consultancy >www.hac-maarssen.nl >> What I want to be able to do is split a report into a number of >> reports.

Each of the new reports are to be named according to the >> 'customer number' variable that appears within the report. So if >> I extract pages 1-5 for customer number 12345, then I want the spooled >> file to be named 12345. >> I have all the tools to do all of the above jobs, except renaming of >> the spooled file.