The  Compare System  Outfiles  command  compares  the formats  used  by
system  outfile  commands  from  the  current  release  to  a  previous
release.   For example,  you may be  interested to know  if the DSPOBJD
outfile format has  changed in this  release.  A  display or a  listing
is  produced.   The QA*  files  in QSYS  used for  outfile formats  are
compared.

A typical command would be:

             CMPOUTFILE

A display would appear with the files that have changed.

CMPOUTFILE escape messages you can monitor for
----------------------------------------------

None.  Escape messages from based on functions will be re-sent.

CMPOUTFILE Command parameters                         *CMD
-----------------------------

   PRVRLS        The  previous  release to  compare  to.   *PRV  is the
                 default  meaning  the  previous  release.    Use   the
                 command   prompter   to    determine   the   supported
                 releases.

   OUTPUT        How  to  output the  results.   *  is  the  default to
                 display the  spooled file  if the  command is  entered
                 interactively.  The  spooled file is deleted  after it
                 is displayed.

                 If  the  command is  entered  in  batch  or *PRINT  is
                 specified,  the spooled  file is  output and retained.


Restrictions
------------

None.

Prerequisites
-------------

The following TAA Tools must be on your system:

     DUPTAADBF       Duplicate TAA data base file
     RTVPRVRLS       Retrieve previous release
     RTVSYSD         Retrieve system description
     RTVSYSVAL3      Retrieve system value 3
     SNDCOMPMSG      Send completion message
     SNDESCINF       Send escape information
     SNDESCMSG       Send escape message
     SNDSTSMSG       Send status message

Implementation
--------------

None, the tool is ready to use.

Objects used by the tool
------------------------

   Object        Type    Attribute      Src member    Src file
   ------        ----    ---------      ----------    ----------

   CMPOUTFILE    *CMD                   TAASYTT       QATTCMD
   TAASYTTC      *PGM       CLP         TAASYTTC      QATTCL
   TAASYTTR      *PGM       RPG         TAASYTTR      QATTRPG
   TAASYTTP      *FILE      PF          TAASYTTP      QATTDDS