RE: ACS Spooled file download - Text vs PDF

Rob:

IBM has built internal tooling to scan text files for what they are looking
for. PDF does not play nice since it adds all the headers and formatting
information.


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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob
Berendt
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Subject: Re: ACS Spooled file download - Text vs PDF

Not at this time. One could submit a RFE.
I like not getting a prompt every time asking me if I want PDF, Text, etc.
Therefore I wouldn't want the default download changed. Perhaps a
"download with prompt" option added. The prompt could also ask you for your
download directory.
I wonder what tool IBM uses which prefers text over pdf. I have the same
issue.

All these nice tools sure beat the snot out of CPYSPLF and then downloading
that though. Talk about stone knives and bearskins.

Rob Berendt
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From: DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 02/02/2018 01:31 AM
Subject: ACS Spooled file download - Text vs PDF
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This download thing works pretty well. I've used it a hundred times!
Today when I sent a spooled file of a communications trace I was asked
by IBM to please re-upload the thing as a text file not a PDF. It was
then I realized that it always downloads as PDF.

So I poked around and sure enough there is an option to download as PDF
if available and the box is checked. Uncheck and shazaam, text. Great!

But, Is there a way to pick during the download rather than having to go
into options each time to switch back and forth??