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5.4.2 Requeuing the Currently Printing Job to Another Queue

When a printer problem prevents completion of the printing job, you can

requeue the print job to another printer. Use the STOP/QUEUE/REQUEUE

command to send the print job to another print queue. You supply both the old

queue name and the new queue name for this command. For example:

$ STOP/QUEUE/REQUEUE=POSTSCRIPT$DUPLEX POSTSCRIPT$SIMPLEX

In this example, the print job that is currently printing on the queue

POSTSCRIPT$SIMPLEX is stopped and requeued to POSTSCRIPT$DUPLEX.

The POSTSCRIPT$SIMPLEX queue is not stopped and continues with printing

the next job in the queue.

5.4.3 Requeuing Current and Future Print Jobs in a Queue

The ASSIGN/MERGE command allows you to specify that all print jobs in

a certain queue, and those submitted later for that queue, are to be sent

to another queue. The ASSIGN/MERGE command requires privileges. You

must supply the old queue name and the new queue name. Use the following

procedure:

1. Use the STOP/QUEUE/NEXT command to stop the malfunctioning print

queue after the current print job has ﬁnished.

2. Use the STOP/QUEUE/REQUEUE command to requeue the currently

printing job to the new queue.

3. Use the ASSIGN/MERGE command to cause all pending and future print

jobs to be requeued. For example:

$ STOP/QUEUE/NEXT PRINTER$NOTABLE

$ STOP/QUEUE/REQUEUE=PRINTER$ABLE PRINTER$NOTABLE

$ ASSIGN/MERGE PRINTER$ABLE PRINTER$NOTABLE

5.5 Modifying the Attributes of a Print Job

The SET ENTRY command allows a user to modify the attributes of a pending

print job. You cannot modify a print job that has begun printing. If you have

privileges, you can modify the attributes of print jobs submitted by other users.

The SET ENTRY command requires that you specify the job number and

allows you to specify one or more PRINT command qualiﬁers, which are listed

in Appendix A. For example:

$ SET ENTRY 596/PARAMETERS=PAGE_ORIENTATION=LANDSCAPE

5–4 Manipulating Print Jobs and Print Queues