Archive for April, 2008

What is an output queue as400

iSeries output queues are a valuable network management technique that can be used to get OS/400 spool file information to where it belongs.
There are two types of output queues. Those associated with a device description (printer) and remote outq’s.
Remote outq’s have no device associated with them by default. An AS400 Remote outq redirects the spool [...]

What file type does the AS400 support

What file type does the AS400 support? Spool files native the iSeries are SCS, AFPDS, IPDS, LINE, and USERASCII. SCS are the standard text documents and there is a constant battle trying to receive SCS documents on the Windows side of the network.
Preserving the SCS formatting coming off the iSeries is a concern for many [...]