Manually Downloading a Spool File using WinSpool/400 commands and the DOS FTP prompt

 

You can use this method to troubleshoot WinSpool/400 downloads that are locking up.
To download a spool file using the WinSpool/400 commands from the DOS FTP command prompt:

1. Manually log in to the iSeries FTP server.
2. Gather the spool file name, job number, user ID, job name, and spool number.
3. Use the following command syntax:

   quote rcmd winspool/wspl020 file(SPOOLFILE) job(JOBNBR/USER/JOB) splnbr(SPLNBR)

   For example:

   quote rcmd winspool/wspl020 FILE(qpjoblog) job(000566/richard/qpadev0001) splnbr(1)

   recv qtemp/winoutq c:\test.txt