casout: administer a batch job or JES region

Syntax

casout parameter parameter . .

This command can be used to administer a batch job in either a native Enterprise Server or Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET JES region. However, only a sub-set of the command line parameters supported by native Enterprise Server is supported when used to administer jobs in an Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET JES region. The parameters supported by Micro Focus Enterprise Server for .NET are detailed below.

Parameters

-shost:port

URL of the JES region to connect to, where host is the name of the machine running the communications listener process and port is the MFBINP port associated with the region. This parameter must be specified. For example:

-slocalhost:9022

-doutput-dsn

Output DSN for sysout retrieval. The -d option must precede the -gnumber:reldd option

-fnumber

Flush the output of job number number

-gnumber

Displays all sysouts for job number number

-gnumber:reldd

Retrieve the relative DD for job number number

-iclasses

Start an initiator to run jobs of the named classes

-jnumber:step:procstep

Restart job number number at the given step/procstep. :procstep is optional

-knumber

Kill job number number

-mnumber:class

Modify job number to use class class

-mnumber:@

Release job number

-v

View initiators and printers

-nprinter-name

Specifies that printer-name is the name of the physical device to be used by a new batch printer. This option is used with the -b and-x options.

-boutput-classes

Specifies that output-classes will be handled the new batch printer. This option is used with the -n and -x options

-xprinter-exit

Specifies that printer-exit will be associated with the new batch printer. This option is used with the -n and -x options

Examples

List the status of job number 1001 and all of its sysouts. Each sysout listed has an associated sequence number that can be used with the -gnumber:reldd command line parameter. The job log is always assigned sequence number 1
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -g1001
```
Download the contents of the sysout with sequence number 3 for job number 1001 into the file c:\mydir\myfile.dat
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -dc:\mydir\myfile.dat -g1001:2
```
Flush all of the output for job number 1001
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -f1001
```
Start an initiator for job classes E, J and 8
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -iEJ8
```

Restart job number 1010 at step STEP05

casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -j1010:STEP05

Kill job number 1009
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -k1009
```
Modify job number 1009 to use class A
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -m1009:A
```
Release job number 1009
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -m1009:@
```
List printers and initiators
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -v
```
Create a new printer for device "DomainLaser1" to handle classes "ABC" and use a printer exit program called "LASEREX"
```
casout.exe -slocalhost:9022 -nDomainLaser1 -bABC -xLASEREX
```