>  So here is where I'm at:
>
> parm spf
> listspf !spf > spfmsg.commands.sgaii

are you sure the spoolfile exists?  eventually, you'll want some error
trapping associate with this statement.

> input _spf_buf <spfmsg.commands.sgaii
> echo !_spf_buf
> deletevar _spf_@
>
>  The problem is that !_spf_buf is always blank.

try 'print'-ing spfmsg.commands.sgaii to your session.  what's in it?
there's a fair chance that it's got an error message in it.

> I even put it in
> to a loop and tried 100 inputs all of which came out blank.

did you explicitly build this as a msg file?

>  I know in the examples you guys had <*spfmsg but if I add the *
> I get:
> listspf 6454 >*spfmsg.commands.sgaii
> INVALID FILE REFERENCE  (FSERR 54)

that's because the asterick (*) implies that there's an existing file
equation for this file.

>  With out the * I get just a blank line printed but no errors.

i don't think it's a msg file....it's not acting like it.....

> ps. also if anyone knows a quick command to send a file to a
> printer dev that would be much appricated also.
> Ex. spoolf spfmsg.commands.sgaii;dev=200;pri=13;copies=1

the 'print' command is probably a better way of sending files to a
printer.  something like this should work:

:file print;dev=200;pri=13
:print spfmsg.commands.sgaii>*print

hth                - d

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