Spooler Utilities Reference Manual

Spoolcom
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Entering Spoolcom Commands
Entering Spoolcom Commands
A Spoolcom command consists of a command word sometimes accompanied by a
parameter; it can be followed by one or more subcommands. The command and its
parameter are separated from the subcommands by commas. Subcommands are also
separated from each other by commas.
For example, to specify the report name TAL COMPILE for job number 1635, enter the
following Spoolcom command:
JOB is the command, and the parameter 1635 indicates that job number 1635 is being
referred to. To change the job report name, you must put the job in the HOLD state.
Use the subcommand REPORT to specify the report name TAL COMPILE for the job.
(The spooler converts all keyed input to uppercase letters.) After changing the report
name, use the subcommand START to put the job back in the device queue. (In the
comparable statement in Peruse, the HOLD and START of a job are invisible to the
user.)
Spoolcom allows you to enter commands affecting a job, a collector, or any other
spooler component on a single line or on separate lines. However, each command line
must be complete. For example, to enter the above subcommands on three separate
lines, you must repeat the command JOB and the parameter 1635 on each line:
)JOB 1635, HOLD
)JOB 1635, REPORT TAL COMPILE
)JOB 1635, START
These three commands have the same effect as the single command line shown
earlier. In fact, each subcommand can be viewed as a separate command. Each
subcommand is processed left to right, with each being completely processed before
the next subcommand is executed. The only exception to this is the DRAIN
subcommand, because it can take some time for a component to completely drain.
Spoolcom puts the component in the drain state but does not wait for the drain to
finish.
)JOB 1635, HOLD, REPORT TAL COMPILE, START