Viewing Spool File Internals

Are you interested in viewing the internals of OS/400 spool files? 
Perhaps you want to increase printer throughput or determine the exact 
effect of various DDS keyword combinations. If this is the case, Gumbo 
Software offers a free utility that dumps the internals of a selected 
OS/400 file. 

Utility Dumpster supports most of the OS/400 spooled file print data 
streams, including *SCS (SNA Character String), *IPDS (Intelligent 
Printer Data Stream), and *AFPDS (Advanced Function Printing Data 
Stream). 

Dumpster generates the following formatted dumps: 

*ATTRIB -- The complete attributes for the spooled file, equivalent to 
           WRKSPLFA on steroids 

*RSCLST -- This gives you a list of external resources referenced by 
           the spooled file. This is the output of OS/400's QGSLRSC 
           API. 

*DTASTR -- The raw data stream in readable form 

*BUFFER -- This gives you complete information on the spooled file 
           buffers. This is the output of OS/400's QSPGETSP API for 
           format SPFR0200. 

Dumpster includes a work-a-like for OS/400's Work with Spooled File 
(WRKSPLF) command called Work with Gumbo Spooled Files (WRKGSISPLF). 
It also includes a work-a-like for OS/400's Work with Output Queue 
(WRKOUTQ) command called Work with Gumbo Output Queue (WRKGSIOUTQ).

You can download Dumpster from 
http://www.gumbo.com/Licpgm/Dumpster.html

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