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From: craig@csdgwy.csd.unsw.oz
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: $ Delete/Queue ; help needed
Message-ID: <403@csdgwy.csd.unsw.oz>
Date: 24 May 88 09:23:14 GMT
References: <3107@charon.unm.edu>
Organization: University of New South Wales
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In article <3107@charon.unm.edu>, sdowdy@charon.unm.edu (Stephen Dowdy) writes:
> Does anyone know of a way to *really* delete a print queue on a spooled
> device?
> 
> Up to this point the only way i can get the queue deleted is by:
> 	1) $ stop <queue>
> 	2) pid = f$getdvi(<queue_device>,"PID")	! get symbiont PID
> 	3) Stop/Id='pid'			! Kill the symbiont
> 	4) Delete/Queue <queue>

The way to stop the symbiont is:
	$ STOP/NEXT <queue_name>

There should be no need to actually delete the queue if you simply wish
to modify parameters on the spooled device (SET TERM).  However if the
device has been spooled, you will have to
	$ SET DEVICE/NOSPOOL <queue_device>
before you can do a SET TERM (remembering to set it back to spooled
after altering the terminal characteristics).

						Craig McGregor