If you need to save and/or restore spooled file information held on your IBM i to a file on your network then we have provided two tools for this purpose. This can be useful if you require Cobwebb Communications to create a .PPD file from your spooled file data.

Saving a Spooled file

From the File menu select Spooled File tools | Save to File. You will be presented with the Select Spooled File dialog which is identical to the dialog displayed when you use the Import Spooled file tool from the Edit menu. Select the spooled file entry that you require from the list and click on OK. You will be presented with the Save As dialog to enable you to pick a destination and name for your file. The file must be saved as type Raw Spooled File Data (*.raw_splf).

Restoring a Spooled file

You can only use this function to restore a file which has been previously created with the above Save to File command.

From the File menu select Spooled File tools | Create from File. You will be presented with the Export Spooled File dialog. Enter the IBM i output queue location and name of the file that you wish to create and click on OK. Then from the File Open dialog, select the previously saved spooled file and click on Open.