how to modify user data field of a spool file?

[Mitch Gallman]

I am looking for information on how to change the user data field of a
spool file within a RPG program. I know how to change it using ovrprtf but
I would rather change it internally. Any help would be much appreciated.

Mitch Gallman

[Scott Klement]

I don't know of a way to do this using RPG directly, but you could do it
easily using the QCMDEXC API.

Example:

eval Command='OVRDBF FILE(QSYSPRT) USRDTA(xxxx)'
eval Length = 128
call 'QCMDEXC'
parm Command 128
parm Length 15 5

[Thomas A. Covey]

Don't forget to open the file after the override (put it under programmer
control or
close before override).

Scott Klement <klem...@orion.ods.net> wrote in article
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[Scott Klement]

Thomas A. Covey wrote:
>
> Don't forget to open the file after the override (put it under programmer
> control or
> close before override).

Heh... not only that, but I put "OVRDBF" instead of "OVRPRTF" in
my source. You'd be amazed how often I do that :)

[Thomas A. Covey]

Great pick up dude - I missed it completely! Sorry Mitch - Thanks Scott

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[Jaime Padreny i Rubí]

You can try with CHGSPLF

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[Francis Lapeyre]

Mitch:

You need to declare the printer file as user controlled in the F-spec,
perform the override within the RPG (via a call to QCMDEXC), then you
can open the printer file with an OPEN opcode. The default, if you don't
do any of that, is the name of the program.

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Francis Lapeyre flap...@communique.net
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