Displays information about a user's batch and print jobs or about specific job entries.

Requires read (R) access to the queue.

Format

SHOW ENTRY [entry-number[,...]],[job-name[,...]]

Parameters

entry-number[,...]

Specifies the entry number of the job you want displayed. If no entry number or job name is specified, all your own jobs (or those owned by the user specified with the /USER_NAME qualifier) are displayed.

job-name[,...]

Specifies the name of the jobs you want displayed. The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are allowed. If no job name or entry number is specified, all your own jobs (or those owned by the user specified with the /USER_NAME qualifier) are displayed.

Description

The SHOW ENTRY command displays information about a user's batch and print jobs or about specific job entries.

The information displayed includes the entry number, the job name, the owner, job size in blocks (for print jobs), and the job status. The name, status, and queue type of the queue in which the job is located are also displayed.

If you are only interested in information about your own batch and print jobs, the SHOW ENTRY command produces a better display than the SHOW QUEUE command. Because the SHOW QUEUE command displays queue information regardless of whether your jobs are in these queues, you must scan the display to locate your jobs. By contrast, the SHOW ENTRY command displays only information relevant to your jobs (or those owned by the user you specify with the /USER_NAME qualifier). If the /USER_NAME qualifier is not specified, information about your own jobs is displayed.

Qualifiers

/BATCH

Selects batch jobs for display.

/BRIEF (default)

Displays the following information for each job: entry number, job name, user name, job size in blocks (for print jobs), job status, queue name, queue status, and queue type. The /FULL and /FILES qualifiers override the /BRIEF qualifier.

Specify the /FULL qualifier to obtain more job information.

/BY_JOB_STATUS[=(keyword,...)]

Selects for display only those jobs with the specified status. Specify the status with one or more of the following keywords:

EXECUTING	Requests the display of jobs in any of the following states: ABORTING EXECUTING PRINTING PROCESSING STALLED STARTING SUSPENDED ABORTING means that the job is halting prior to normal completion and will not continue processing. A SUSPENDED state means that the job stopped during processing, but should continue when the cause of the SUSPENDED state is resolved. A STALLED or SUSPENDED state means that the job stopped during processing, but should continue when the cause of the STALLED or SUSPENDED state is resolved. PROCESSING is the executing state for server queues. PRINTING is the executing state for printer and terminal queues. STARTING means the job is beginning to be processed.
HOLDING	Requests the display of jobs on hold. Holding status indicates that the job is being held in the queue indefinitely.
PENDING	Requests the display of jobs with pending status. Pending status indicates that the job is waiting its turn to execute.
RETAINED	Requests the display of jobs retained in the queue after execution. Retained status indicates that the job has completed but remains in the queue.
TIMED_RELEASE	Requests the display of jobs on hold until a specified time. Timed-release status indicates that the job is being held in the queue for execution at a specified time.

If no keyword is specified, the /BY_JOB_STATUS qualifier displays the status of all jobs.

/DEVICE[=(keyword,...)]

Selects for display only those print jobs in the queue types specified. Specify the queue type with one or more of the following keywords:

PRINTER	Requests the display of jobs in print queues.
SERVER	Requests the display of jobs in server queues.
TERMINAL	Requests the display of jobs in terminal queues.

If no keyword is specified, the /DEVICE qualifier displays all jobs in printer, terminal, or server queues.

/EXACT

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify a search string that must match the search string exactly and must be enclosed with quotation marks (" ").

If you specify the /EXACT qualifier without the /SEARCH qualifier, exact search mode is enabled when you set the search string with the Find (E1) key.

/FILES

Adds to the default display the list of full file specifications for each file in each job. The /FILES qualifier overrides the default /BRIEF qualifier.

/FULL

Displays the following information for each job: entry number, job name, user name, job status, full file specification associated with each job, date and time of submission, settings specified for the job, queue name, queue status, and queue type.

The /FULL qualifier overrides the default /BRIEF qualifier.

/GENERIC

Selects for display only those jobs contained in generic queues. A generic queue holds jobs of a particular type (for example, batch or line printer jobs) and directs them to execution queues for processing.

/HIGHLIGHT[=keyword]

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE and /SEARCH qualifiers to specify the type of highlighting you want when a search string is found. When a string is found, the entire line is highlighted. You can use the following keywords: BOLD, BLINK, REVERSE, and UNDERLINE. BOLD is the default highlighting.

/OUTPUT[=filespec]

/NOOUTPUT

Controls where the output of the SHOW ENTRY command is sent. By default, the output is sent to the current SYS$OUTPUT device (usually your terminal). To send the output to a file, use the /OUTPUT qualifier followed by a file specification.

The asterisk (*) and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters are not allowed in the file specification. If you enter a partial file specification (for example, specifying only a directory), SHOW is the default file name and .LIS is the default file type.

If you enter the /NOOUTPUT qualifier, output is suppressed.

/PAGE[=keyword]

/NOPAGE (default)

Controls the display of information on the screen.

You can use the following keywords with the /PAGE qualifier:

CLEAR_SCREEN	Clears the screen before each page is displayed.
SCROLL	Displays information one line at a time.
SAVE[= n]	Enables screen navigation of information, where n is the number of pages to store.

The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier allows you to navigate through screens of information. The /PAGE=SAVE qualifier stores up to 5 screens of up to 255 columns of information. When you use the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier, you can use the following keys to navigate through the information:

Key Sequence	Description
Up arrow key, Ctrl/B	Scroll up one line.
Down arrow key	Scroll down one line.
Left arrow key	Scroll left one column.
Right arrow key	Scroll right one column.
Find (E1)	Specify a string to find when the information is displayed.
Insert Here (E2)	Scroll right one half screen.
Remove (E3)	Scroll left one half screen.
Select (E4)	Toggle 80/132 column mode.
Prev Screen (E5)	Get the previous page of information.
Next Screen (E6), Return, Enter, Space	Get the next page of information.
F10, Ctrl/Z	Exit. (Some utilities define these differently.)
Help (F15)	Display utility help text.
Do (F16)	Toggle the display to oldest/newest page.
Ctrl/W	Refresh the display.

The /PAGE qualifier is not compatible with the /OUTPUT qualifier.

/SEARCH="string"

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to specify a string that you want to find in the information being displayed. Quotation marks are required for the /SEARCH qualifier, if you include spaces in the text string.

You can also dynamically change the search string by pressing the Find key (E1) while the information is being displayed. Quotation marks are not required for a dynamic search.

/USER_NAME=username

Selects for display those jobs owned by the specified user. If the /USER_NAME qualifier is not specified, information about your own jobs is displayed. The name must be 1 to 12 alphanumeric characters.

/WRAP

/NOWRAP (default)

Use with the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier to limit the number of columns to the width of the screen and to wrap lines that extend beyond the width of the screen to the next line.

The /NOWRAP qualifier extends lines beyond the width of the screen and can be seen when you use the scrolling (left and right) features provided by the /PAGE=SAVE qualifier.

Examples

$ SHOW ENTRY/BY_JOB_STATUS=RETAINED
Entry    Jobname       Username    Blocks      Status
-----    -------       --------    ------      ------
  422    FORECAST      JONES                   Retained on completion
         On stopped generic batch queue CLUSTER_BATCH
         Completed 21-DEC-2001 16:18 on queue NODE_BATCH
 
      

In this example, the SHOW ENTRY command displays a job entry that was retained on completion.

$ SHOW ENTRY/FULL S*
Entry     Jobname      Username    Blocks     Status
-----     -------      --------    ------     ------
  625     STAFF        ESTES          112     Pending (queue stopped)
          On stopped printer queue LN01$PRINT
          Submitted 19-DEC-2001 12:14 /FORM=LN01$PORTRAIT 
          (stock=DEFAULT) /NOTIFY /PRIORITY=100
          File: _DKA1:[ESTES]STAFF.DIS;3
         
  629     SEARCH         ESTES          94      Printing
          On printer queue LINE$PRINT
          Submitted  19-DEC-2001 12:16 /FORM=DEFAULT /NOTIFY 
          /PRIORITY=100 /COPIES=2 /NOFEED /PASSALL
          File: _DKA1:[ESTES.DAILY]SEARCH.TXT;2 (printing copy 2) 
      

In this example, the SHOW ENTRY command displays the current jobname entries beginning with the letter "S" owned by ESTES on all queues. The /FULL qualifier lists the submission information, the full file specification, and the current settings for the job.

Note that entry 629 specified the /COPIES, /NOFEED, and /PASSALL qualifiers to the PRINT command. The /NOFEED qualifier suppresses automatic form feeds. The /PASSALL qualifier suppresses formatting (including form feeds and carriage return characters) performed by the print symbiont.

$ SUBMIT ASSIGNMENTS.COM
Job ASSIGNMENTS.COM (queue SYS$BATCH, entry 199) pending 
   .
   .
   .
$ SHOW ENTRY 199/FULL
Entry    Jobname       Username     Status
-----    -------       --------     ------
  199    ASSIGNMENTS   JONES        Executing
         Submitted 19-DEC-2001 08:36 /KEEP /NOLOG/ NOPRINT 
         /PRIORITY=100
         File: DUA2:[JONES]ASSIGNMENTS.COM;34
 
      

In this example, JONES submits ASSIGNMENTS.COM for batch processing. Because JONES does not specify a specific queue, the job is entered into the generic SYS$BATCH queue to await processing. After performing other tasks, JONES checks the job status and sees that the file is now executing. Note that the job entry migrated from a generic to an execution batch queue and that JONES was able to check the job status without knowing the specific batch queue name. If the user did not specify an entry number, all jobs would have been displayed.