VMS SPOOL
SPOO
L [filename] [/
AFTE
R
=
time
[/[
NO
]
BURS
T
[/
CHAR
ACTERISTICS ]
[/
COPI
ES
=
n ]
]
]
[/[
NO
]
DELE
TE
[/
DEVI
CE=device-name ]
]
[/[
NO
]
FEED
]
[/[
NO
]
FLAG
_PAGE ]
[/
[/[
FORMS=
NO
] type
HEAD
ER
[/[
NO
]
HOLD
[/[
NO
]
IDEN
TITY ]
]
]
]
[/
JOB
_COUNT
=
# ]
[/[
NO
]LOWERCASE
[/
NAME=
job-name ]
[/[
NO
]
NOTI
FY
[/
PAGE
_COUNT
=
# ]
[/
PRIO
RITY
=
#
[/
QUEU
E=queue-name[:] ]
]
[/
REMO
TE
[/[
NO
]
SPAC
E
]
]
]
]
prints the current INFO spool or output file, or prints the specified file. An unqualified SPOOL command prints the current INFO spool or output file and once this spool or output file has been printed, INFO deletes the file.
arguments
file_name is a 1- to 32-character name of the INFO spool file or the system file that you want to print.
/AFTER specifies to print the file at the specified time of day.
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SPOOL VMS
/BURST includes a burst page in the output listing.
/CHARACTERISTICS specifies one or more print attributes for the spool file.
/COPIES specifies the number of copies of the file that you want printed.
/DELETE requests that the file be deleted after printing.
Use NODELETE to save the file.
/DEVICE requests that the file be queued for printing on a specified device. Logicals enclosed in ‘%’ characters may be used in the device name.
/FEED requests that an automatic form-feed be inserted at the end of each page.
/FLAG_PAGE requests that a flag page be generated preceding the file output.
/FORMS requests that the file be printed on a specified special form.
/HEADER requests that the name of the file be printed at the top of each output page.
/HOLD requests that the spool request be held until explicitly released for printing.
/IDENTIFY requests that the system display a message indicating the job number of the print job and the name of the queue in which the job is entered when the job is queued successfully.
/JOB_COUNT requests that the file be printed a specified number of times.
/LOWERCASE requests that the file contains both uppercase and lowercase characters and that the file must be printed on a printer that can print both uppercase and lowercase characters.
/NAMES specifies a name that identifies the print job.
/NOTIFY requests that the system send a message to the terminal at which you are logged on to notify you that the print job has been completed or aborted.
500 Commands INFO Reference Manual
VMS SPOOL
/PRIORITY specifies the priority of the print job.
/QUEUE requests that the file be printed on a specified device.
/REMOTE requests that the file be printed on a remote node.
/SPACE requests that the printed output be doublespaced.
notes
n
An unqualified SPOOL command prints the current INFO spool or output file to the default printer (SYS$PRINT).
Once the file has been printed, INFO deletes it.
n
The SPOOL command instructs INFO to print the current spool file or output file, or a specified VMS file, and delete its contents. You can include one or more of the operating system print options described above.
n
The arguments to the SPOOL command are also documented under the PRINT command in the VAX/VMS
Command Language User's Guide.
example
ENTER COMMAND >SELECT D.MASTER
25 RECORD(S) SELECTED
ENTER COMMAND >LIST PRINT
Send output to the current
ENTER COMMAND >SPOOL
spool file.
Send the current spool file to the printer.
see also
$NODEL-NO-REOPEN
INFO Reference Manual Commands 501
