Spooled Files Methods

GetSPLList

GetSPLList ($UserName) - Retrieves a list of Spooled files for a user.

Arguments	Value	Description
$UserName	*CURRENT – default	IBM i username

Sample Code

	$spool_list = $SpoolFiles($UserName=”MIKE”)

The return value contains an array with the following elements:

Number
Name
JobNumber
JobName
JobUser
UserData
QueueName
TotalPages
Status
DateOpen
TimeOpen

GetSPLF

GetSPLF ($SplfName , $SplfNbr, $JobNmbr, $JobName, $JobUser, $TMPFName) - Retrieves a Spooled file’s content.

Arguments	Value	Description
$SplName		Spool file name
$SplNbr		Spool file number
$JobName		Job name
$JobUser		Job user
$TMPFName	“ “ - default	File name to store the Spooled file content

Sample Code

	$txt = $SpoolFiles->GetSPLF($spool_list[0]['Name'], $spool_list[0]['Number'], $spool_list[0]['JobNumber'], $spool_list[0]['JobName'], $spool_list[0]['JobUser'], "SPLFTEST");

A PHP Script That Shows the Usage of all Spooled File Methods

Usage Example

<pre>
<?php
/* This program retrieves spooled file list from the current job (ZENDSVR/QTMHHTTP) and displays the content of the first spooled file entry. */

include_once 'authorization.php';
include_once '../API/iToolkitService.php';
try {
         $ToolkitServiceObj = ToolkitService::getInstance($db, $user, $pass);
     }
         catch (Exception $e) {
         echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
        exit();
}

$ToolkitServiceObj->setToolkitServiceParams(array('plug'=>"iPLUG1M"));
$SpoolFiles = new SpooledFiles($ToolkitServiceObj);
try {
    $spool_list = $SpoolFiles->GetSPLList();
}
catch (Exception $e) {
        echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
        exit();

}

if( is_array($spool_list) &&     count($spool_list)> 0) {
/*array of spool files created */
/*output spool file parameters of the first element in spool file list array*/
        var_dump($spool_list[0]);
}

if(strstr ($SpoolFiles->getError(), "No spooled files found for"))
{
    echo "Spool file list can not be retrived. Err:".$SpoolFiles->getError();
}
else
{

        $txt = $SpoolFiles->GetSPLF($spool_list[0]['Name'],
                             $spool_list[0]['Number'],
                             $spool_list[0]['JobNumber'],
                             $spool_list[0]['JobName'],
                             $spool_list[0]['JobUser'],
                             "SPLFTEST");
    //output spool file data from the first spool file
        var_dump($txt);

}
/* Do not use the disconnect() function for "state full" connection */
$ToolkitServiceObj->disconnect();
?>
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