Getting job logs, spool files to IFS

[Mr. K.V.B.L.]

Can anyone get me some pointers on getting output like job logs and
spool files to a format that I can download and print/edit from the
PC? Thanks!

Kelly

[Thad Rizzi]

I copy/paste them to my desktop using System i Navigator. They become
text files. You can also CPYSPLF to a database file then CPYTOSTMF to
a *.txt file on the IFS and copy/paste them too.

[ga]

1. Open iseries navigator (or ops nav, depending on iseries access
version
2. Open your connection to the as/400
3. Click on basic operations
4. Click on printer output (can click on "view, then user preferences"
for custom view of spool files you want
5. Simply click on the spool file you want and drag it to the desktop
where it will create a txt file you can open with word or notepad or
something else.

There are other things you can do; I created a program to write to a
spool file that creates pdf's on the ifs into a certain folder. Lots
of 3rd party apps out there. Also, I think you can simply create a
pdf now from an as/400 spool file...

"Mr. K.V.B.L." <kenvery...@gmail.com> wrote:

ga
nos...@nospam.fmctc.com

[CRPence]

On 01-Jul-2010 10:20, JTF wrote:

> DSPJOBLOG JOB(000000/JOBUSER/JOBNAME) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE)
> OUTFILE(YOURLIB/YOURFILE)
>
> if it is the current job
> DSPJOBLOG JOB(*) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) OUTFILE(YOURLIB/YOURFILE)
>
> cpytoimpf and pick them up from an IFS share or FTP the file to
> your computer
> or
> use ODBC to query the PF file in excel or access.

Even until v7r1 the OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) "option can only be used if
the JOB parameter specifies the special value asterisk (*)"; i.e.
when using DSPJOBLOG JOB(*). The same limitation exists for
OUTPUT(*APIDFN) as well.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/topic/cl/dspjoblog.htm

Regards, Chuck