SORT-MERGE/XL General User's Guide (32650-90883)

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Using SORT-MERGE/XL in Batch Mode
Terminating a Batch Job
1 SCHEDULED JOB(S)
For additional information on using the MPE XL :STREAM command to schedule jobs refer
to the MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003).
NOTE Scheduled jobs may, or may not, survive a system shutdown and subsequent
startup, depending on system events. For this reason, it is best to schedule
jobs no more than a few days in advance.
Terminating a Batch Job
If you send a job to the system and then decide you don't want it to execute, you can abort
it with the :ABORTJOB command. To check on the status of the job, enter a :SHOWJOB
command and look at the left column on the screen. If the job number is not listed, the job
has completed executing and you can pick up the printout from the printer. If the number
is listed, enter the following command at the MPE XL prompt:
:ABORTJOB #Jnnn
Refer to the MPE XL Commands Reference Manual for additional information on the
:ABORTJOB command.