MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90864)

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Command Definition F-K
JOB
This parameter applies only to output destined for spooled output devices,
and is ignored for other output. Default is 8.
numcopies Number of copies of job listing to be produced. This parameter applies only
when listing is directed to a spooled device, and is ignored in other cases. If
the number of copies is less than 1, a warning is issued. The command still
executes with the default value of 1. If the number of copies is greater than
127, an error message is printed, and 127 copies are printed. Default is 1.
termtype The TERM= option is obsolete now that the JOB command cannot be used
interactively. In order to maintain backward compatability, the termtype
parameter is still parsed, but it is not used. If the TERM= option is used, a
warning message will be displayed.
PRIVATE The PRIVATE option forces the job output $STDLIST to be a private
spoolfile. The spoolfile is only accessible to privileged users on the system.
Private spoolfiles may not be saved or copied. They may only be purged,
printed, or (within limits) altered.
SPSAVE If this option is used, the resulting job output $STDLIST spoolfile is
created with an SPSAVE disposition. This means that the spoolfile is not to
be purged after the last copy of it has been printed, but is instead retained
in the OUT.HPSPOOL group. SPSAVE may not be used if PRIVATE has been
specified.
NOTE The "&" symbol has no meaning to the input spooler when it reads records
because the CI is not involved at that point.
Operation Notes
The JOB command is not used at the colon prompt (:). Rather, it is used in interactive
mode with the STREAM command at the > prompt, or within an input jobfile, created to
define a batch job. The job defined with this command is then activated (executed) with the
STREAM command.
The JOB command is preceded by an appropriate substitute prompt character for the colon
prompt. By default, MPE/iX expects the exclamation point (!) to be used. The JOB
command must be terminated with an EOJ command. Refer to the STREAM command.
When MPE/iX begins the job, it displays the following information on the list device:
• Job number, as assigned by MPE/iX to identify the job.
• Date and time.
• “HP 3000,“ and the modified and base MPE/iX version.update.fix numbers.
In the JOB command, as in the HELLO command, you must always supply your username
and acctname, which you obtain from your account manager. If you omit either of these
parameters, or enter them incorrectly, MPE/iX rejects your job and prints error messages
on the standard listing device and the console. If your job is accepted, MPE/iX begins job
processing. The job is entered with the STREAM command or through a spooled input
device. Then the job is copied to an input spoolfile. The job is initiated from that spoolfile