Re: Mainframe to I5 spool file

[Tom Liotta <qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George Kinney wrote:

> > from: <ldwopt@xxxxxxx>
> > subject: Mainframe to I5 spool file
>
> > I have a customer that called and asked how to send a spool file from a
> main frame to the I5 running >V5R4M5.
>
> > Apparently, they have set up the outq on the mainframe and the I5. When
> the file is sent from the >mainframe itis supposed to be in the STS (?)
> format but it is coming across as a User Ascii2 file.
>
> > I would appreciate any help in finding a solution to thi prolem
>
> LPD uses the PRTF QUSRSYS/QPTMPLPD for incoming LPD jobs and defaults to
> *USERASCII.
>
> You can change it to SCS by:
> CHGPRTF FILE(QUSRSYS/QPTMPLPD) DEVTYPE(*SCS)
>
> And back again with:
> CHGPRTF FILE(QUSRSYS/QPTMPLPD) DEVTYPE(*USERASCII)

I would expect that IBM would have a better resolution for the 
mainframe side. Sending from one AS/400 to another, you can 
SNDTCPSPLF with parms DESTTYP(*AS400) and TRANSFORM(*NO). This 
results in the spooled file being SCS on the receiving AS/400 
without having to change or override anything.

The mainframe guys might want to look at the options on their end. 
IBM _should_ have similar parameters available for them (IMO).

Tom Liotta