by Dawn May | May 1, 2018 | Spooled files, Run SQL Scripts, Navigator for i, Db2 for i, IBM i Services
Job logs for ended jobs, where the job log is in a spooled file, are easy to search on the green screen. When viewing the spooled job log, you simply enter your search text in the find field and press F16. In addition, you can use F14 to limit the columns in which your search is performed, then press F16 to search.
However, when using the green screen, there is no find field when viewing the job log of an active job. Jobs with pending job logs have a similar problem.
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by Dawn May | Mar 22, 2017 | Spooled files
In the past, you could not copy a spooled file when it was still open; if you attempted the copy, it would fail with CPF3482, “Copy request failed. Spool file &1 is open.” The spooled file had to be completed before the copy would be allowed.
With IBM i 7.3, you can now copy an open spooled file.
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by Dawn May | Jun 27, 2016 | Spooled files, Work Management
This week, I’m going to share a super-secret enhancement in the 7.3 release. The Display Job Log (DSPJOBLOG) command was enhanced with two new parameters: MSGF and DUPJOBOPT.
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by Dawn May | Nov 19, 2015 | Spooled files, Navigator for i, Programming, Work Management
I have heard clients wish that IBM provided an option when working with spooled files to create a PDF of that spooled file. Don’t expect IBM to provide this enhancement – a way already exists for you to extend the interface and do this yourself.
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by Dawn May | Feb 24, 2014 | Spooled files, Navigator for i, Work Management
You can work with spooled files through a variety of command interfaces: Work with Spooled Files (WRKSPLF), Work with Output Queue (WRKOUTQ), and Work with Job (WKRJOB) option 4 (aka WRKJOB OPTION(*SPLF)). These interfaces have option 1=Send, which can be used to send spooled files to another system; this send option invokes Send Network Spooled File (SNDNETSPLF).
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by Dawn May | Aug 3, 2011 | Spooled files, Work Management
In recent blog articles I wrote about Job Log Pending and the Job Log Output attribute that can be used to prevent the generation of spooled job logs. In addition, in a prior blog, I also wrote how to Detach Spooled Files from a job.
These all can be very helpful features, but one common concern I hear when I discuss these configuration options with clients is how to find their spooled files and job logs. Taking advantage of these features means you will likely need to change your approach to finding spooled files, but the capability to do so has been built into the operating system.
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