WinSpool
Quickly download System i Reports to your PC or LAN with WinSpool
WinSpool makes it easy to download System i Reports to your PC or LAN. The downloaded reports can be used with PC software such as WinView, DataImport, Monarch, MS Access, MS Excel, FoxPro, Lotus 123, and many other analytical tools.
Stop wasting time printing and routing System i reports
Customize WinSpool by adding the Report Management, Forms, and Conversion tools you need to:
- Automatically distribute System i reports via email, to Lotus Notes knowledge databases
- Make System i reports available for viewing online
- Capture and store System i reports in MS Exchange
- Create electronic forms form System i reports
- Print or convert HTML generated forms to PDF
- Convert System i reports to a variety of PC-friendly formats
WinSpool Features
- Utilizes System i spool file security to keep users out of unauthorized spool files.
- Reports can be converted to ASCII text, HTML, RTF, F files and spreadsheet and database formats.
- Compatible with Monarch spool parsing software.
- Easy to use Microsoft Windows interface.
- Point and click spool file selection.
- System i print control characters can be included in a downloaded spool file.
- Spool files can be previewed before downloading.
- Spool files can have automatic names assigned when downloading.
- Spool file lists can be retrieved by output queue or by user ID.
- Multiple spool files can be selected for downloading in one pass.
- Spool files can be downloaded to the Microsoft Windows clipboard to be pasted into another Microsoft Windows application.
- PC commands can be run after downloading spool files.
- Accesses System i via Client Access/400, NetSoft NS/Router, or native TCP/IP (no APPC router).
- Can reside on network file server.
- Stores last output queue and spool file selected for reuse.
- No need to sign on to an interactive System i session to download spool files.
