Displaying the contents of a spooled file

To display the contents of a spooled file (printer output), use either of these methods.

IBM® Navigator for i

  1. Expand Basic Operations.
  2. Click Printer Output.
  3. Right-click the printer output file that you want to display.
  4. Click Open.

Character-based interface

Use the Work with Spooled Files (WRKSPLF) command, and then use option 5 (Display).

Notes:
  1. The IBM Navigator for i interface has the additional capability to display ASCII spooled files.
  2. The character-based interface has the additional capability of being able to display *LINE and *IPDS spooled files.