Deletes a print or batch queue created by the INITIALIZE/QUEUE
command, and deletes all the jobs in the queue. The /QUEUE
qualifier is required.
Requires manage (M) access to the queue.
To delete a queue manager on a node or OpenVMS Cluster system,
add the /MANAGER qualifier.
Format
DELETE/QUEUE queue-name[:]
1 – Parameter
queue-name[:]
Specifies the name of the queue to be deleted.
2 – Qualifier
2.1 /LOG
/LOG
/NOLOG (default)
Controls whether the DELETE/QUEUE command displays the name of
each queue after it is deleted.
3 – Example
$ INITIALIZE/QUEUE/DEFAULT=FLAG/START/ON=LPA0 LPA0_QUEUE
.
.
.
$ STOP/QUEUE/NEXT LPA0_QUEUE
$ DELETE/QUEUE LPA0_QUEUE
In this example, the first command initializes and starts the
printer queue LPA0_QUEUE. The STOP/QUEUE/NEXT command stops the
queue. The DELETE/QUEUE command deletes the queue.
4 /MANAGER
Deletes a queue manager on a node or OpenVMS Cluster system. All
queues and jobs managed by the specified queue manager are also
deleted. You must first stop the queue manager. The /NAME_OF_
MANAGER qualifier is required.
Requires OPER (operator) and SYSNAM (system logical name)
privileges.
Format
DELETE/QUEUE/MANAGER/NAME_OF_MANAGER=name
4.1 – Qualifier
4.1.1 /NAME_OF_MANAGER
/NAME_OF_MANAGER=string
Identifies the name of the queue manager to be deleted. The
/NAME_OF_MANAGER qualifier is required. The required name value
can be up to 31 characters long and can be a logical name.
4.2 – Example
$ DELETE/QUEUE/MANAGER/NAME_OF_MANAGER=BATCH_MANAGER
The DELETE/QUEUE/MANAGER/NAME_OF_MANAGER command in this
example deletes the queue manager named BATCH_MANAGER. The
command removes all references to the specified queue manager
from the shared master file of the queue database and deletes
the queue and journal files associated with the BATCH_MANAGER's
database.