Re: Retrieving spooled file information inside an RPG program

+1 on the use of this API - it has saved my bacon many times.

On 3/19/2015 7:07 AM, CRPence wrote:

On 18-Mar-2015 20:04 -0500, Steve Landess wrote:

<<SNIP>>

In my RPGIV program, if an error occurs, after I close the error
report I want to copy the spooled file to a database file. Also,
before the printer file was opened, an OVRPRTF was executed to change
the name of the spooled file.

Example:
OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) SPLFNAME(WINGNUT)

Thus the report was created with the name 'WINGNUT'.

I need the actual spooled file name and spooled file number for
CPYSPLF.

From what I have observed,

1) The INFDS for the printer file does not give the full six-digit
spooled file number, only a 4-digit spooled file number.
2) The INFDS for the printer file also does not appear to have a
field containing the actual spooled file name which was opened.

How Do I get the full six-digit spooled file number and spooled file
name for the report?

Consider foregoing use of the INFDS entirely in that scenario, and just invoke an API to get the necessary info:
<http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_71/apis/QSPRILSP.htm>
_Retrieve Identity of Last Spooled File Created (QSPRILSP) API_
"...
The Retrieve Identity of Last Spooled File Created (QSPRILSP) API returns the complete spooled file identity of the last spooled file created for the current job or thread.
..."