Re: Checking if a job is active

["Roger Harman" <RHarman@xxxxxxxxxx>]

That's a recipe for failure when the spool file format changes.  API's
are your friend.

> > > albertyork@xxxxxxxxx 11/24/2009 11:20:19 AM >>>
What I would do is execute the command WRKACTJOB OUTPUT(*PRINT), copy
the spool file QPDSPAJB to a work file in QTEMP and then read the file.
It has all of the information that you need.

Albert

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guillermo Payero" <guille_pm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Checking if a job is active
> Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:59:38 -0800 (PST)
>
>
> Hello
>
>         I'm currently developing some little programs to perform 
> our morning checks automatically. I need to check DASD, jobs in 
> systems, if some subsystems are active or not, and check whether a 
> couple of jobs are active (applications jobs, part of an interface 
> with another system i).
>
> I managed to check all except those active jobs. Using my friend 
> google I found some APIs that might help me with this, like QUSLJOB 
> and QUSRJOBI. The problem is that those APIs need a qualified job 
> name to run, and I don't have all that info, only the job name and 
> user.
>
> Any ideas on how can I do this?
>
> Warmest regards
>
>
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