How to Convert IBM As400 Spool Files to Word or Excel

1.Perform your mainframe database query as Normally.

2.Generate your spool file . When saving the file, use the CPYTOIMPF command to get the output as a comma separated value file (Extension of *.csv).

3.Open MS Word or MS Excel.

4.Open the .csv file in Excel or Word.

5. Click “Yes” on the “Convert To Table” dialog box. This will separate all the values in the spool file separated by commas into their own cells in Excel, or into their own table cells in MS Word.

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  1. Install and configure iSeries Access for Web on your AS400 system. Navigate to the spool file you want to convert. Select the spool file and choose the option to convert it to a PDF. How Parse File Follow the prompts to save the PDF file.

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