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636 Chapter 8
Command Definitions SP-Z
SPOOLF
NOTE Because of the large amount of data buffered in the file system and the
device, an output device may continue to print, making it appear as if the
DELETE option has not had any effect. In reality, the spooler stops sending
data to the device when the command is received but must wait until all
buffered data has been printed before stopping.
Depending on both the content of the data and the amount of buffering, this
may require a significant part of a page or even several pages.
ldev Specifies the logical device number of the spool file's new destination
device.
If the spool file is in the PRINT state, it is returned to the READY state. It
may immediately enter the PRINT state on ldev if all requirements are
met.
Printing of a spool file is interrupted only if the newly specified target ldev,
devclass, or devname is different than the previous target ldev, devclass, or
devname.
devclass Specifies the new destination device class name for the spool file. If the
spool file is in the PRINT state, it is returned to the READY state. It may
immediately enter the PRINT state on a device in devclass if all
requirements are met.
The devclass parameter must begin with a letter and consist of eight or
fewer alphanumeric characters. Note that MPE/iX does not allow the same
name to be configured as a device class name and a device name. See the
NOTE accompanying ldev.
devname Specifies the device name of the spool file's new destination device. If the
spool file is in the PRINT state, it is returned to the READY state. It may
immediately enter the PRINT state on devname if all requirements are met.
Note that this occurs even if devname is the same as the device currently
printing the file.
The devname parameter must begin with a letter and consist of eight or
fewer alphanumeric characters. Note that MPE/iX does not allow the same
name to be configured as a device class name and a device name. See the
NOTE accompanying ldev.
outpri Specifies the output priority of the designated spool files, where 0 is the
lowest and 14 is the highest. Only an OP user or the console can specify an
outpri of 14; other users are limited to 13.
The default is 8 with the PRINT option and no change for the ALTER
option.
numcopies Specifies the number of copies of the designated spool files to be printed.
The allowable range is 1 through 65,535. (The comma is for clarity; do not
enter any commas in the actual command.)