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  • Subject: RE: Deleting spool files by date
  • From: "Allen, Stuart" <sallen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 02:40:30 -0500

We use a package from OS Solutions called OSD to do our cleanup jobs on a
sunday (plus loads more!).
It lets you specify how often to keep normal spools, held spools, and saved
ones.  It also lets you select which q's to action.
Worth a look.


Stuart


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Jackson [SMTP:philipj4@midcomp.com.au]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 7:40 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Deleting spool files by date
> 
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I'm wondering if anyone knows how to delete spool files by date.  I have
> an
> outq that gets a heap of management reports, about 1000 a month.  They are
> all saved after printing incase they are required again.  It is currently
> home to 6000 spool files.  What I want to do is delete those more than 6
> weeks old.  Or any other approaches you can suggest would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks heaps for any hints.  
> 
> Regards, 
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