The RTVSPLFA command allows you to extract one or more parameters
from an existing spooled file into a CL program. Because more than
40 parameters exist, the companion command RTVSPLFA2 is also
included. These commands can be used for various functions in
working with spooled files.
A typical use of the command is to extract the ALIGN option to
determine if alignment may be necessary.
DCL &ALIGN *CHAR LEN(4)
.
.
RTVSPLFA SPLF(xxxxxx) ALIGN(&ALIGN)
IF (&ALIGN *EQ '*YES') DO .....
The command parameters may be prompted for with the command. The
value in the parenthesis for each parameter describes the length and
type of field to be specified in your CL program to receive the
parameter.
Uses the API QUSRSPLA to access the information.
RTVSPLFA Command parameters *CMD
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SPLF The spooled file name to be retrieved.
JOB The qualified job name. An * is the default and
means the current job.
SPLNBR The spooled file number. *ONLY is the default.
*LAST may be specified or a specific spooled file
number.
SYSNAM The serial number of the system to retrieve for.
*ANY is the default. A specific serial number may
be entered.
RTNSPLNBR The number of the spooled file being returned. If
SPLNBR is a special value, the number returned may
be helpful. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(6).
FORMTYPE An optional return variable that will contain the
form type used for the file. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(10).
OUTPTY An optional return variable that will contain the
output priority. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(1).
CPYLEFT An optional return variable that will contain the
number of copies left to be output. If no output
has occurred, the value will be the same as the
COPIES parameter. If specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(3).
COPIES An optional return variable that will contain the
number of copies specified. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(3).
MAXRCDS An optional return variable that will contain the
maximum number of records valid for the file. For
printer output, the number of records written cannot
be determined. For the number of pages that exist
in the file, see the TOTPAG parameter. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(10).
FILESEP An optional return variable that will contain the
number of file separators for the file. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(1).
SCHEDULE An optional return variable that will contain how
the file is scheduled for output. The value
returned will be *IMMED, *FILEEND, or *JOBEND. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(10).
HOLD An optional return variable that will contain
whether the file is held before it is written. The
value comes from the CRT/CHG/OVRPRTF command. A
*YES or *NO value will be returned. If specified,
the variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(4).
SAVE An optional return variable that will contain
whether the file is to be saved after it is output.
A *YES or *NO value will be returned. If specified,
the variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(4).
DEVTYPE An optional return variable that will contain the
device type of the file. For printer output, the
value returned will be PRINTER. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(10).
PRTTYPE An optional return variable that will contain the
printer type of the file. The value returned for
printer output will be *SCS, *IPDS, *AFPDS, *LINE,
or a truncated version of *AFPDSLINE or *USERASCII.
The RTVSPLFA2 command returns a 10 byte parameter
PRTTYPE2. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(5).
DEVFILE An optional return variable that will contain the
name of the device file used. For example, the
return value would be QPRINT if the program had
specified that file. If specified, the variable
must be declared as *CHAR LEN(10).
DEVFILEL An optional return variable that will contain the
library where the device file exists. If specified,
the variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(10).
USRDTA An optional return variable that will contain the
user data specified for the file. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(10).
ACGCDE An optional return variable that will contain the
accounting code specified for the file. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(15).
OPNPGM An optional return variable that will contain the
name of the program that opened the file. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(10).
OPNPGML An optional return variable that will contain the
library where the program exists that opened the
file. If specified, the variable must be declared
as *CHAR LEN(10).
OPNDAT An optional return variable that will contain the
date the file was opened. The date is 8 bytes in
the form yymmdd with separator characters. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(8).
OPNTIM An optional return variable that will contain the
time the file was opened. The time is 8 bytes in
the form hhmmss with separator characters. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(8).
PAGWTN An optional return variable that will contain the
page number being written. If the file is not
currently being written by a writer, the value will
be 0. If specified, the variable must be declared
as *CHAR LEN(10).
TOTPAG An optional return variable that will contain the
total number of pages. For printer files, the
number of lines written is not a value that can be
returned. If the file is not closed, this is the
number of pages written to that point. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(10).
RCDLEN An optional return variable that will contain the
record length of the file. If an externally printer
file is used, the value returned is *RCDF (record
format). If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(5).
PAGLEN An optional return variable that will contain the
page length of the file. If specified, the variable
must be declared as *CHAR LEN(3).
PAGWTH An optional return variable that will contain the
page width of the file. If specified, the variable
must be declared as *CHAR LEN(3).
LPI An optional return variable that will contain the
lines per inch of the file. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(1).
See the RTVSPLFA2 command for the LPIDEC parameter
to retrieve the number of decimal positions and the
LPI2 parameter to return 2 character LPI values.
If the LPI is greater than 9, the value returned is
'0'.
If the LPI value is 7.5, the value returned is 6.
CPI An optional return variable that will contain the
characters per inch of the file. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(2). See the
RTVSPLFA2 command for the CPIDEC parameter to
retrieve the number of decimal positions.
OVRFLW An optional return variable that will contain the
overflow line of the file. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(3).
FOLD An optional return variable that will contain
whether the output lines are to be folded if they
exceed the printer width. A *YES or *NO will be
returned. A *YES value does not imply that the
print lines have been folded. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(4).
CTLCHAR An optional return variable that will contain the
control character type used for the file. A value
of *NONE, or *FCFC (first character forms control)
will be returned. If specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(5).
RPLUNPRT An optional return variable that will contain
whether a character has been defined to replace
unprintable characters. A value of *YES or *NO will
be returned. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(4).
ALIGN An optional return variable that will contain
whether the file should be aligned. A value of *YES
or *NO will be returned. If specified, the variable
must be declared as *CHAR LEN(4).
PRTQLTY An optional return variable that will contain the
print quality of the file. The value returned will
be *STD, *DRAFT, *NLQ, *DEVD, or *FASTDRAFT. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(6).
FORMFEED An optional return variable that will contain the
form feed of the file. If specified, the variable
must be declared as *CHAR LEN(8).
DRAWER An optional return variable that will contain the
Source Drawer used for the file when *AUTOCUT is
specified for Form Feed. If specified, the variable
must be declared as *CHAR LEN(7).
FONT An optional return variable that will contain the
Font specified for the file. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(5).
PAGRTT An optional return variable that will contain the
page rotation used for the file. The value returned
will be *AUTO, *DEVD, *COR, 0, 90, 180, or 270. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(5).
JUSTIFY An optional return variable that will contain the
Justify value (right justify the output) used for
the file. A value of 0, 50, or 100 will be
returned. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(3).
RTVSPLFA2 Command parameters *CMD
----------------------------
SPLF The spooled file name to be retrieved.
JOB The qualified job name. An * is the default and
means the current job.
SPLNBR The spooled file number. *ONLY is the default.
*LAST may be specified or a specific spooled file
number.
RTNSPLNBR The number of the spooled file being returned. If
SPLNBR is a special value, the number returned may
be helpful. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(6).
OUTQ The output queue containing the spooled file. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(10).
OUTQL The output queue library containing the spooled
file. If specified, the variable must be declared
as *CHAR LEN(10).
CRTUSER The user that originally created the spooled file.
If specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(10).
CRTSYS The system that the spooled file was originally
created on. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(8).
STATUS The status of the spooled file. The value returned
will one of *CLOSED, *DEFERRED, *SENDING, *HELD,
*MESSAGE, *OPEN, *PRINTER, *READY, SAVED, or
*WRITING. Also see STATUS4. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(10).
STATUS4 The status of the spooled file in 4 characters as
displayed on WRKSPLF and WRKOUTQ. The value
returned will be one of CLS, DFR, SND, HLD, MSGW,
OPN, PRT, RDY, SAV, or WTR. Also see STATUS. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(4).
DBCSDATA A *YES/*NO value for whether the spooled file
contains DBCS data. If specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(4).
PRTTEXT The print text assigned to print at the bottom of
the page. The value may be blank. If specified,
the variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(30).
RPLCHAR The character to be used to replace unprintable
characters. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(1).
MULTIUP Whether multiple-up pages should be printed on the
same page. The value returned is 1,2,3, or 4. If
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(1).
LPIDEC An optional return variable that will contain the
number of decimal positions for the lines per inch
of the file. If specified, the variable must be
declared as *CHAR LEN(1).
See the RTVSPLFA command for the LPI parameter to
retrieve the whole number if 9 or less. Use the
RTVSPLFA2 command LPI2 parameter to retrieve the
whole numbers if greater than 9.
LPI2 An optional return variable that will contain the
number of lines per inch of the file. If specified,
the variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(2).
This value will contain whole numbers such as '6 '
or '12'. The RTVSPLFA command LPI parameter may be
used to retrieve the whole number if it is 9 or
less. The number of decimal positions is returned
in the LPIDEC variable of RTVSPLFA2.
CPIDEC An optional return variable that will contain the
number of decimal positions for the characters per
inch of the file. If specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(1). See the RTVSPLFA
command for the CPI parameter to retrieve the number
of whole numbers.
USRDFNTXT An optional return variable that will contain the
information from the interactive user profile when
the spooled file was created. If specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(100).
USRDFNDTA An optional return variable that will contain the
information from the USRDFNDTA parameter used on
CRTPRTF or OVRPRTF. If specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(250).
See also USRDFNDTA2 which allows the full 255 bytes
allowed to be returned.
USRDFNDTA2 An optional return variable that will contain the
information from the USRDFNDTA parameter used on
CRTPRTF or OVRPRTF. If specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(255).
PRTTYPE2 An optional return variable that will contain the
printer type of the file. The value returned for
printer output will be *SCS, *IPDS, *AFPDS, *LINE,
*AFPDSLINE, or *USERASCII. The RTVSPLFA command
returns a 5 byte parameter PRTTYPE which truncates
some of the values. If specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(10).
STRPAGE An optional return variable that will contain the
starting page number for the file. If CHGSPLFA has
been used to change the starting page of the
PAGERANGE parameter, the value will be returned. If
neither the start or end page has been specified for
the PAGERANGE parameter, a 0 is returned. If only
the end page value was specified, a 1 is returned.
If *ENDPAGE was specified, a -1 is returned. If
STRPAGE is specified, the variable must be declared
as *DEC LEN(10 0).
ENDPAGE An optional return variable that will contain the
ending page number for the file. If CHGSPLFA has
been used to change the ending page of the PAGERANGE
parameter, the value will be returned. If the value
has not been changed, a 0 is returned (see the
TOTPAG parameter on RTVSPLFA for the total number of
pages). If ENDPAGE is specified, the variable must
be declared as *DEC LEN(10 0).
FILEOPEN An optional return variable that will contain a *YES
or *NO for whether the file is still open. If
FILEOPEN is specified, the variable must be declared
as *CHAR LEN(4).
EXPDATE An optional return variable that will contain an
expiration date (CYMD format) for when the file
expires. If no expiration date has been set, the
value will be blank. If EXPDATE is specified, the
variable must be declared as *CHAR LEN(7).
LSTUSE An optional return variable that will contain the
last date (CYMD format) for when the file was
displayed, copied, printed, sent, or when the
attributes were changed. The initial date is the
same as the date the file was opened. If LSTUSE is
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(7).
FIDELITY An optional return variable that will contain the
Fidelity attribute of the spooled file. *CONTENT or
*ABSOLUTE will be returned. If FIDELITY is
specified, the variable must be declared as *CHAR
LEN(10).
REDUCE An optional return variable that will contain the
Reduce attribute of the spooled file when doing
multiple up printing. *TEXT or *NONE will be
returned. If REDUCE is specified, the variable must
be declared as *CHAR LEN(5).
DUPLEX An optional return variable that will contain the
Duplex attribute (print on both sides) of the
spooled file when doing multiple up printing.
*FORMDF, *NO, YES, or *TUMBLE will be returned. If
DUPLEX is specified, the variable must be declared
as *CHAR LEN(10).
Restrictions
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None.
Prerequisites
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None.
Implementation
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None, the tool is ready to use.
Objects used by the tool
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Object Type Attribute Src member Src file
------ ----- --------- ---------- -----------
RTVSPLFA *CMD TAASPLF QATTCMD
RTVSPLFA2 *CMD TAASPLF2 QATTCMD
TAASPLFC *PGM CLP TAASPLFC QATTCL
TAASPLFC2 *PGM CLP TAASPLFC2 QATTCL
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