Not only can you say (using MPEX):
    ABORTJOB @.@ .....

you can also use:

       ABORTJOB ACCESSING= XXXDB.PUB.ACCT

If you have specific concerns about certain databases or files getting
backed up, you can abort only the jobs and sessions that are accessing the
critical files.

Peter Nielsen

-----Original Message-----
From: Newton, Ernie <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, December 17, 1999 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Command that will abort all the jobs on the system(except mys
elf)


>If you have MPEX you can do this...
>
>ABORTJOB @[log in to unmask]@[log in to unmask]
>
>That will abort all but ldev's 10 and 20 and any session logged on as
>MANAGER.SYS.
>
>Ernie
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ron Wallace [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 9:06 AM
>> To:   [log in to unmask]
>> Subject:      Command that will abort all the jobs on the system(except
>> myself)
>>
>> Listers
>>
>> Is there a way(easy) in MPE/iX JCL to kill all the jobs in a batch job
>> before backup starts?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Ron Wallace
>