SUBMIT program and spool number

Question

How to get a spool number (SY-SPONO or any other number) of the list created by a SUBMIT command, when using
SUBMIT.. TO SAP-SPOOL
Also note that the SUBMIT is executed with in a batch / background job
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Answer 1

I tried using SY-SPONO, the problem is SY-SPONO is not set after the SUBMIT command both in foreground and background modes.
I want to access the spool created by a SUBMIT command in the calling program.
I think, I have found out a way to do this, will have to test.. but if there is any better way...
  submit (p_repid) to sap-spool without spool dynpro
                   spool parameters mstr_print_parms
                   via selection-screen
                   and return.
*-- Find out what the spool number is that was just created
  perform get_spool_number using sy-repid
             sy-uname
    changing mi_rqident.
  form get_spool_number using f_repid
     f_uname
                changing f_rqident.
  data:
    lc_rq2name like tsp01-rq2name.
  concatenate f_repid+0(8)
              f_uname+0(3)
    into lc_rq2name separated by '_'.
  select * from tsp01 where  rq2name = lc_rq2name
  order by rqcretime descending.
    f_rqident = tsp01-rqident.
    exit.
  endselect.
  if sy-subrc ne 0.
    clear f_rqident.
  endif.
endform." get_spool_number
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