Stops the specified queue after all executing jobs have completed
processing. No new jobs are initiated. For autostart queues, also
marks the queue as inactive for autostart.
The /QUEUE qualifier is optional, but you must specify the /NEXT
qualifier.
Requires manage (M) access to the queue.
Format
STOP/QUEUE/NEXT queue-name[:]
1 – Parameter
queue-name[:]
Specifies the name of the queue that you want to stop.
2 – Examples
1.$ STOP/QUEUE/NEXT LASER_PRINT
In this example, the STOP/QUEUE/NEXT command prepares to stop
the queue LASER_PRINT. The currently printing job is allowed
to complete, but no new job is allowed to initiate. Once the
current job has finished, the queue is stopped.
If LASER_PRINT is an autostart queue, it will not be
automatically started until you enter the START/QUEUE command.
2.$ STOP/QUEUE/NEXT BATCH_1
$ SHOW QUEUE/ALL BATCH_1
Batch queue BATCH_1, stopped, on JADE::
$ DELETE/QUEUE BATCH_1
This example shows how to delete the batch queue BATCH_
1. First, the STOP/QUEUE/NEXT command is entered, which
stops the queue after jobs currently executing on the
queue are completed. Second, the SHOW QUEUE/ALL command is
entered to ensure that no jobs are pending in the queue. The
screen display shows that no jobs are pending. Finally, the
DELETE/QUEUE command is entered to delete the queue BATCH_1.