First here is the problem:
Someone uses NBSpool to print a very large spool file and realizes that they did
not want to do that.

Configuration:
I have a job running NBSpool which XEQ's background processes to print spool
files to jet-direct printers.

With basic MPE I could have used the SPOOLF;DEFER command to stop the large job
while it is printing. Unfortunately, I have not found and equivalent for
NBSpool.

I have discovered that the SPOOLER command which uses SPOOLCMD files is capable
of stopping a background process while it is running.  When I tired to implement
this procedure, the job told me that the device I specified was not valid.  As
far as I know it is a valid device class.

Following you will see the SPOOLCMD file called GSHPEOP, the error NBSPOOL gives
me and a SHOWDEV of the device to prove it is a valid device.  If anyone has any
suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank You In Advance,

Barry


:PRINT GSHPEOP.SPOOLCMD.NETBASE
XEQ;WAIT=300;DEVICE=GSHPEOP
ERROR IGNORE
COPY *GSHPEOP,%9,STATE=READY TO MVSPROD.GHS.INT;DEST='INFOPAC';LPR; &
PRINTER=GSHPEOP;NEWPRI=7
END
EXIT
:DO QP
:QP 382801


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XEQ;WAIT=300;DEVICE=GSHPEOP                                             00001000

                       ^
INVALID DEVICE CLASS or LDEV SPECIFIED

:SHOWDEV GSHPEOP
 LDEV     AVAIL         OWNERSHIP         VOLID         DEN   ASSOCIATION

  900     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
  901     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
  902     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
  903     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
  904     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
  905     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
  906     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
  907     SPOOLED       SPOOLER OUT
:
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