Overview

AS/400
A PC attached to the same network as the AS/400

Creating a new ‘OUTQ’

On the PC, open
IBM System i Address for Windows
.
At the location of where the spool file is to be exported, start a session with the AS/400 server.
Create new OUTQ where you will
store
the spool file(s) to be exported.

Storing spool file(s) in new ‘OUTQ’

Open the OUTQ where the spool file(s) are located. To do this, use the command
wrtoutq
<
name of source OUTQ
>.
In the OUTQ, identify the spool file(s) to be exported, enter the "
Change
" option "
2
", and then press
Enter
. Press
F11
to display the parameter shortnames for easier searching.
Locate the OUTQ parameter
by pressing
PAGE DOWN
to view additional (
More...
) parameters.
Remove the existing OUTQ name and replace it with the OUTQ name created in
Step 1
above, and then press
Enter
.

Creating the save file ‘SAVF’

From the session main menu screen, enter the command
crtsavf file
<
library_name/SAVF_name
>.
Save the OUTQ to the SAVF using the
SAVOBJ
command. Enter
SAVOBJ
on the command line and press
Enter
.
Within the
Save Object
, you will need to input the following parameters:
Save Object (SAVOBJ)
Input	Next to	Abbreviation	Value
OUTQ namefrom	Objects...	OBJ	TRANSIT (Example)
Current Library where OUTQ is stored	Library...	LIB	QGPL (Example)
*SAVF	Device...	DEV	*SAVF
*OUTQ	Object type...	OBJTYPE	*OUTQ
Name of SAVF and Destination Library	Save file.... Library....	SAVF	TRANSIT (Example) *LIBL (Example)
Target Release *CURRENT is the default for version iSeries V6R1; if a higher version is at issue, enter V6R1 as the target.	Target...	TGTRLS	*CURRENT
Continued.... Press F10 to display the remaining parameters and then press PAGE DOWN to view the next screen.
*ALL to capture all spooled files inside the OUTQ	Spool file data...	SPLFDTA	*ALL
Press
Enter
to execute the
SAVOBJ
command. The entire command is as follows: savobj obj<
name_of_outq
> lib<
lib_of_outq
>dev <
*savf
>objtype<
*outq
> savf<
name of savf
> splfdta<
*all
>

Verifying the stored spool file in the SAVF

Type
dspsavf file
(<
lib where savf is saved
>/
name of savf
>); e.g.,
DSPSAVE FILE(QGPL/TRANSIT)
You should now see the OUTQ components: Library saved, the Object Name, File Size, and Data (Yes).
Type
(Enter) "5"
to display the contents of the OUTQ saved in the SAVF.
The screen should display the spool files saved in the OUTQ and corresponding SAVF.

Exporting the ‘SAVF’ to a Windows PC

From the Windows PC, open a command prompt: (
Start
>
Run
, enter
cmd
, and then press
Enter
).
Navigate to the drive letter or directory where the
SAVF
file will be saved. Use any combination of
cd
, <
driver letter:
>, or
other
commands.
Type
ftp
<
iSeries_ IP_address
>, where
address
is the IP address of the iSeries (AS/400) server.
Enter
User name
and
Password
if necessary, and press
Enter
after entering each credential.
Type
bin
and then press
Enter
to put ftp session into binary mode.
Use the
cd
command to change to the directory where the SAVF file is saved.
Enter the command
recv
<name of SAVF in AS/400>.savf <name of SAVF to be saved in PC>.savf

Additional information

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