Selective SPOOLFILE copy to CSV files and e-mail

Let's say that we want to work with the AMARTINEZ'S $SYSLIST file:
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We go to the selected record and type 5 > Enter.
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Since we only want the records and not the headlines, we must create a selection criteria. Generally speaking, we have to choose a character that is repeated in the same position in the records we want to include in our file. Iit could be a decimal point, a dash, etc. In this example we'll choose a '/' located in position 19.

We go back to our spool (enter) and hit F11 twice:
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Next, write down the marked values for the selected spool: File: $SYSLIST
Spool Number: 4
Job: QPADEV0003
User: AMARTINEZ
Job Number: <

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Finally, we invoke the XCPYSPLF command and load the parameters along with the e-mail target:
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The receiver will see something like this:
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And the received file will look like this without headlines and in CSV format:
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Below is the source code you'll need:

Source Code XCPYSPLF Cmd

Source Code XCPYSPLF CLP (XCPYSPLF Cpp program)

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Benito Abraham is an analyst programmer at Pride International. He has over 15 years experience on AS/400, including iSeries security and RPG.

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