Intermate iSeries User Manual
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User’s Manual for InterForm400
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The purpose of this feature is, that InterForm400
®
can look for a special string in a spool
file and change the form type of the spool file depending on wether the string was found or
not. This can be done without any programming.
not. This can be done without any programming.
To maintain SFI definitions use the APF3812/WRKSFID command. (See Sample SFI
definition below). To use/run an SFI definition, enter a line in an Auto Forms Control
definition using function 8 (Call Program), and specify program RUNSFI and library
APF3812. (See Description of the RUNSFI program below).
definition below). To use/run an SFI definition, enter a line in an Auto Forms Control
definition using function 8 (Call Program), and specify program RUNSFI and library
APF3812. (See Description of the RUNSFI program below).
Create SFI definition SFI110D
SFI definition . . . . . . DEMO______
Description . . . . . . . My_test__________________________________________
Search text . . . . . . . Total_errors____0________________________________
Page . . . . . . . . . . *LAST_ *ANY, *FIRST, *LAST
Print line . . . . . . . 1__ -_72
Position . . . . . . . . 2__ -_18
New form type
If text found . . . . . *SAME Form type, *SAME
- If not found . . . . . ERROR Form type, *SAME
When AFC invokes the RUNSFI program, it will look for a SFI definition having the same
name as the form type of the spooled file. (I.e. if the form type of your spooled file is
DEMO, the SFI definition named DEMO will be used).
name as the form type of the spooled file. (I.e. if the form type of your spooled file is
DEMO, the SFI definition named DEMO will be used).
The RUNSFI program then scans the spooled file for the search text string specified in the
SFI definition (within the specified page-, line- and position-limits).
SFI definition (within the specified page-, line- and position-limits).
If the text string was found, the form type of the spooled file will be changed to the value
specified in the 'New form type If text found' field. Likewise the form type will be changed
to the value specified in the '- If not found' field if the text string wasn't found.
Finally the RUNSFI program will hold and release the spooled file - in order to let AFC
process the spooled file with the new form type - unless the value for New form type is
*SAME, then the spooled file will not be held and released.
specified in the 'New form type If text found' field. Likewise the form type will be changed
to the value specified in the '- If not found' field if the text string wasn't found.
Finally the RUNSFI program will hold and release the spooled file - in order to let AFC
process the spooled file with the new form type - unless the value for New form type is
*SAME, then the spooled file will not be held and released.
Note:
If a SFI definition with the name of the spooled file's form type doesn't exist - no action will
be performed. All comparisons in SFI are case sensitive - including the SFI definition /
form type comparison.
If a SFI definition with the name of the spooled file's form type doesn't exist - no action will
be performed. All comparisons in SFI are case sensitive - including the SFI definition /
form type comparison.
The Zip Stream File(s) Command
The APF3812/ZIP command can be used for zipping (compressing) stream files in IFS or
folders (QDLS).
folders (QDLS).