Re: 2nd Copy of Report

[Tommy.Holden@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

i have a duplicate spooled file command on my website in the downloads 
section http://tommyholden.com

Thanks,
Tommy Holden



From:
Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
RPG programming on the IBM i / System i <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
01/08/2009 03:07 PM
Subject:
Re: 2nd Copy of Report
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Hi Jerry,

> We have a program that, as it updates a file, prints a report of the
> changes it makes.  This report prints at the Purchasing agent's desk.
> I have a request to print a second copy of the report at our CFO's
> desk, as well.

Option 1:
I've used the SNDNETSPLF/SNDTCPSPLF commands for this.  Technically 
these tools are intended to copy a spooled file over a network -- but if 
you specify the same system as the destination computer, you can use it 
to duplicate a spooled file.

Option 2:
If the spooled file is just plain SCS (not AFP) another solution is to 
CPYSPLF with *FCFC, then copy it back to create a second print file.

Option 3:
A more complicated and deluxe way is to create a tool that dumps the 
spooled file and it's attributes to a user space (using APIs) then 
creates a new spooled file from the user space.  This lets you duplicate 
the spooled file exactly...   It requires complex programming, but you 
could use this to write a tool that you could re-use everyone -- so it'd 
be a one time shot.

Good luck