Release changes (Was: v5r1m0 spool file change)

["Henrik Krebs" <hkrebs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi - that's a new approach, keeping the printout from OS/400 system
commands consistent from one release to another. That would have saved
much work back in the old days (with less API's) where many utilities
were coded OVRPRTF, SomeCmd -> Print, CPYSPLF, DLTSPLF, Call Yourpgm.

Or is it just done because of the *OUTFILE formats?

Henrik
http://hkrebs.dk


> Message: 9
> From: barsa@barsaconsulting.com
> Subject: Re: v5r1m0 spool file change
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 15:21:07 -0400
> Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>
>
> The maximum number of spooled files went from 9999 to 999999, not
32767.
> I'm unsure of the API's, but clearly all of the spooled file/output
queue
> screens and print outs changed.  The change is enacted with a new
system
> value (my favorite topic) called QMAXSPLF.  The shipped default is
9999.
>
> My own recommendation is that if you don't have jobs that are
impacted,
> don't change the spooled file.  It's the job that opens up a new
spooled
> file for each invoice that sometimes hits the limit.
>
> Al
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