HP 3000 Manuals

SORT-MERGE/XL General Users Guide

Checking on the Status of your Job 

To check on the status of your job, use the system assigned job number
and enter the :SHOWJOB command, as follows:

          :SHOWJOB #J555    

If the job has not completed processing, the following message appears:

               JOBNUM  STATE  IPRI  JIN   JLIST  INTRODUCED  JOB NAME

               #J555   EXEC          10S  LP     WED 10:46A  RUNSORT,USER.ACCOUNT

               JOBFENCE= 5;  JLIMIT= 10; SLIMIT= 20

If your job has completed processing, the following message appears:

          NO SUCH JOB(S)
          JOBFENCE= 5; JLIMIT= 10; SLIMIT=20

If your job has completed processing, go to the system printer and get
the printout of your report.  For additional information on the :SHOWJOB
command, refer to the MPE XL Commands Reference Manual (32650-90003).

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