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Similar requests were declined because we believed that we would have to walk through the list of job threads to find the last spooled file for all of them. By the time this was accomplished there would be a very good chance that we would not be returning the correct spooled file.
However, we recently came up with another approach which would allow us to retrieve this information relatively quickly. As such, there would be a much better chance to return the correct one. We will continue to investigate.
Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Print
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
Brand - Servers and Systems Software
Product family - Power Systems
Product - IBM i
Component - Application Development
Operating system - IBM i
Source - None
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement that should be addressed. It should not be so difficult to do a common operation like this.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager
Such a common sense requirement, I would have voted 10 times if I could.
How did they help Rudi?
I read them previously and if you're in ACS Run SQL Scripts, were you able to automate retrieval using an SQL interface? That is/was my goal.
For now, I've written a "simple" QUSLSPL interface that works for the user or the job (but sadly has no built-in spooled file name option). It solved the immediate issue but I mean... it is interesting times.
Hello Bob,
We had similar problem with finding a spoolfile run from Run SQL Scipt (RSS) in ACS. We found two IBM KB item which helped solving that.
-- Retrieving Spooled Files Generated in a Host Server Job
-- ==> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/retrieving-spooled-files-generated-host-server-job
-- Finding and Working with Spooled Files Generated under a QPRTJOB Job
-- ==> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/finding-and-working-spooled-files-generated-under-qprtjob-job
No idea if they are a solution for you, but I thought it was worth mentioning them. As long as this RFE is not delivered they might help you in the same way as they did me.
Greetings Rudi