MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90864)

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Command Definition F-K
JOB
JOB
Defines a job to be activated with the STREAM command or an input spooled device to run
in batch mode. (Native Mode)
Syntax
JOB[ jobname,] username [ /userpass] .acctname [ /acctpass] [ ,groupname[ /grouppass]]
[TIME=cpusecs] [;PRI= BS | CS | DS | ES]
[;INPRI=inputpriority ;HIPRI] [ ;RESTART] [;JOBQ=queuename]
[;OUTCLASS=[[DEVICE][,[OUTPUTPRIORITY][ ,NUMCOPIES]]]]
[;TERM={termtype}][ ;PRIVATE][ ;SPSAVE]
Parameters
jobname Arbitrary name used with username and acctname parameters to form a job
identity. The name must contain from one to eight alphanumeric
characters, beginning with an alphabetic character. Default is that no job
name is assigned.
username User name, established by the account manager, that allows you to log on
to this account. The name must contain from one to eight alphanumeric
characters, beginning with an alphabetic character.
userpass User password, optionally assigned by account manager. The password
must contain from one to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with
an alphabetic character. If a password exists, but is not supplied in the
command syntax, the STREAM command will prompt you for it if:
• The STREAM command is invoked from a session.
• Neither $STDIN nor $STDLIST is redirected.
• The JOB command is a first level JOB command (it is not nested within
a second level STREAM command).
If the password is supplied in the command syntax it must be preceded by
a slash (/).
acctname Account name as established by the system manager. The name must
contain from one to eight alphanumeric characters, beginning with an
alphabetic character. The acctname parameter must be preceded by a
period (.).
acctpass Account password, optionally assigned by the system manager. The
password must contain from one to eight alphanumeric characters,
beginning with an alphabetic character. If a password exists, but is not
supplied in the command syntax, the STREAM command will prompt you
for it if:
• The STREAM command is invoked from a session.