SPOOLF

UNDEFER

For information about this parameter, refer to

UNDEFER for the

 

ALTER option.

 

SHOW

For information about this parameter, refer to

SHOW for the

 

ALTER option.

 

Delete Option:

 

 

IDNAME

For information about this parameter, refer to

IDNAME for the

 

Alter option.

 

DELETE

Purges all speci￿ed priv ate or nonprivate spool ￿les that y ou

 

can access from the system.

 

 

If a spool ￿le is not in use (opened b y a user, or being prin ted

 

or stored), it is purged immediately . If it is in use, the system

 

places it in the DELPND state. The prin ter spooler process is

 

noti￿ed, and prin ting stops at that poin t.

 

 

Because large amoun ts of data are bu￿ered in the ￿le system

 

and the device, an output device ma y continue to print,

 

appearing as though the DELETE option has not a￿ected

 

printing. This is because the spooler stops sending data to the

 

device when the command is receiv ed, but must wait until all

 

bu￿ered data has been prin ted before stopping. Depending on

 

both the content of the data and the amoun t of bu￿ering, this

 

may require a signi￿can t part of a page or ev en several pages.

 

The DELETE option can delete all output spool ￿les in the

 

READY, PRINT, DEFER, SPSAVE, or PROBLM states. The DELETE

 

option cannot delete $STDIN ￿les. Use the ABORTJOB command

 

for these ￿les.

 

SHOW

Refer to SHOW for the Alter option for information about this

 

parameter.

 

MPE/iX Commands 2-275