Display Spooled File (DSPSPLF)

The Display Spooled File (DSPSPLF) command shows the data records in the specified spooled file. The current contents of the file (data records) can be displayed any time an entry for the spooled file is on the output queue. The screen provides various functions to display various parts of the file and to scan for a specific character string.

Parameters

Spooled file (FILE)

Specifies the spooled file which has its records displayed.

This is a required parameter.

name

Specify the file name of the spooled file to be displayed.

Job name (JOB)

Specifies the name of the job that created the spooled file whose data records are to be displayed.

Single values

*

The job that issued this command is the job that created the spooled file.

Qualifier 1: Job name

name

Specify the name of the job that created the spooled file.

Qualifier 2: User

name

Specify the user name that identifies the user profile under which the job is run.

Qualifier 3: Number

000000-999999

Specify the system-assigned job number.

Spooled file number (SPLNBR)

Specifies the number of the job's spooled file that is to be displayed.

*ONLY

Only one spooled file in the job has the specified file name; therefore, the number of the spooled file is not necessary.

*LAST

The spooled file with the highest number and the specified file name is used.

*ANY

The spooled file number is not used to determine which spooled file is used. Use this value when the job system name parameter or the spooled file create date and time parameter is to take precedence over the spooled file number when selecting a spooled file.

1-999999

Specify the number of the spooled file having the specified file name whose data records are displayed.

Job system name (JOBSYSNAME)

Specifies the system where the job that created the spooled file (JOB parameter) ran. This parameter is considered after the job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, and spooled file number parameter requirements have been met.

*ONLY

There is one spooled file with the specified job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, spooled file number, and spooled file create date and time.

*CURRENT

The spooled file created on the current system with the specified job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, spooled file number, and create date and time is used.

*ANY

The job system name is not used to determine which spooled file is used. Use this value when the spooled file create date and time parameter is to take precedence over the job system name when selecting a spooled file.

name

Specify the name of the system where the job that created the spooled file ran.

Spooled file created (CRTDATE)

Specifies the date and time the spooled file was created. This parameter is considered after the job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, spooled file number, and job system name parameter requirements have been met.

Single values

*ONLY

There is one spooled file with the specified job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, spooled file number, and job system name.

*LAST

The spooled file with the latest create date and time of the specified job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, spooled file number, and job system name is used.

Element 1: Creation date

date

Specify the date the spooled file was created.

Element 2: Creation time

*ONLY

There is one spooled file with the specified job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, spooled file number, job system name, and spooled file create date.

*LAST

The spooled file with the latest create time of the specified job name, user name, job number, spooled file name, spooled file number, job system name, and spooled file create date is used.

time

Specify the time the spooled file was created.

Fold records (FOLD)

Specifies whether the first display has the records folded (wrapped) if they are longer than the length of the display line.

*NO

The records are not folded. When the length of the record is longer than one line, the remaining positions of the record are not shown.

*YES

The initial display shows the first record folded on one or more display lines if it is longer than one line.

Examples

DSPSPLF   FILE(QPRINT)  JOB(PAYROLL01)  SPLNBR(4)  FOLD(*NO)

In this example, the spooled file QPRINT is displayed. The file is the fourth file produced by the job PAYROLL01. The record positions that are longer than the length of the display line are truncated on the first display.

Error messages

*ESCAPE Messages

CPF2207

Not authorized to use object &1 in library &3 type *&2.

CPF3303

File &1 not found in job &5/&4/&3.

CPF3308

Error occurred when trying to display data.

CPF3309

No files named &1 are active.

CPF3330

Necessary resource not available.

CPF3340

More than one file with specified name found in job &5/&4/&3.

CPF3342

Job &5/&4/&3 not found.

CPF3343

Duplicate job names found.

CPF3344

File &1 number &8 no longer in the system.

CPF3359

Not able to display data.

CPF3386

File &1 in &2 not a data base file.

CPF3387

Cannot display data in file &1 in &2.

CPF3394

Cannot convert spooled file data.

CPF33F9

Error occurred while displaying file &1 number &6.

CPF3427

Job &5/&4/&3 not interactive job.

CPF3428

DSPSPLF command ended for file &1 number &8.

CPF3429

File &1 number &7 cannot be displayed, copied, or sent.

CPF3434

Data in file &1 in &2 member &3 not in required format.

CPF3435

Requested data not found in file &1 in &2 member &3.

CPF3478

File &1 not found in job &5/&4/&3 on output queue &6 in library &7.

CPF3492

Not authorized to spooled file.

CPF7D41

Error occurred while logging order assistance request.

CPF7D42

Error occurred while performing database operation.

CPF9812

File &1 in library &2 not found.

CPF9815

Member &5 file &2 in library &3 not found.

CPF9845

Error occurred while opening file &1.

CPF9846

Error while processing file &1 in library &2.

CPF9871

Error occurred while processing.