Spooler Utilities Reference Manual

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BATCH Command
BATCH Command
The BATCH command causes the specified batch job to become current.
batch-number
is the number of a batch job that you own. Unless you log on as the super ID
(255,255), you are not permitted to affect another user’s batch job. The batch job
specified by batch-number becomes current.
Considerations

Once a batch job is current, most subsequent commands are applied to all the jobs
in the batch job.
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The batch job remains current until it is deleted, another batch job is chosen, or a
JOB command is issued.
Example
The following Peruse display shows that jobs 1167, 1289 (part of batch 555), and 1200
are all in the READY state:
The following BATCH command makes batch 555 current; then the LOC command
changes the location where the batch job is to be printed:
To see the status of the current job, enter a JOB command:
Peruse then displays the following:
BATCH batch-number
PERUSE - T9101D48 - (30MAR2001) SYSTEM \NS
Copyright Tandem Computers Incorporated 1978, 1982, 1983,
1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991
JOB BATCH STATE PAGES COPIES PRI HOLD LOCATION REPORT
1167 555 READY 1 1 4 #BATCH STEVEW
1200 READY 3 1 4 #ANOTHERFILE STEVEW
1289 555 READY 430 1 4 #CHECK.TACL STEVEW
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_BATCH 555
_LOC #LP2X
_JOB
JOB BATCH STATE PAGES COPIES PRI HOLD LOCATION REPORT
B 1167 555 PRINT 1 1 4 #LP2X STEVEW
1200 READY 3 1 4 #ANOTHERFILE STEVEW
B 1289 555 READY 430 1 4 #LP2X STEVEW
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