MPE/iX Commands Reference Manual (32650-90877)

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Command List XI
Commands SHOWLOG thru STORE
system, but the state of the spool file is DEFER. The spool file is not printed
until a subsequent SPOOLF...;UNDEFER is entered.
NOTE If the DEFER option is used on any file in the CREATE state (opened for original
creation), the spool file only enters the DEFER state after it is completed
(closed for the last time).
UNDEFER The UNDEFER option changes a spool file's state from DEFER to READY and
causes a spooler to start printing it if the spool file is qualified for an idle
printer to print. The spool file's priority remains unchanged.
SHOW The SHOW option allows a user to display the results of the SPOOLF
command. All other parameters are processed before the SHOW. Here is an
example:
:SPOOLF O@;SELEQ=[DEV=16];ALTER;PRI=8;SHOW
SPOOLID JOBNUM FILEDES PRI COPIES DEV STATE RSPFN OWNER
#O414 J5 $STDLIST 8 1 00000016 READY ALIX.MKT
#O416 J7 HOTSTUFF 8 2 00000016 READY JACK.SALES
Operation Notes
Input spool file attributes cannot be altered, but input spooled DATA files can be deleted.
Private spool files may be altered in a limited fashion; only the keywords PRI, DEFER,
UNDEFER, and DELETE are allowed. If the user has system manager capability, DEV= is also
allowed.
The SPOOLF...;ALTER command can be used on problem state spool files to alter the
device attribute so that the spool file becomes ready again. Most of the time, the spool file
is in the problem state because the target device of the spool file is invalid.
Use
This command may be issued from a session, job, or program, or in BREAK. SPOOLF
...;SHOW is breakable. However, you cannot stop the actions by pressing
BREAK. The files
you can access with the SPOOLF command depend on your capabilities.
Example
Related Information
Commands SPOOLER, LISTSPF, LISTFILE, ALTSPOOLFILE, DELETESPOOLFILE
Manuals Native Mode Spooler Reference Manual
STARTSESS
Creates a session on the specified device, if the user has programmatic sessions (PS)
capability.