Cleanspl.exe command line

[Guest Ulf]

Hello all,

 

Just a quick question that I have not been able to find a good answer

concerning. Is there a way (is it possible) to run the cleanspl.exe as a

pure command line utility and to anticipate all of the spooler cleanup

options?

 

thanks,

Ulf

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Cleanspl.exe command line

 

 

"Ulf" <Ulf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hello all,

>

> Just a quick question that I have not been able to find a good answer

> concerning. Is there a way (is it possible) to run the cleanspl.exe as a

> pure command line utility and to anticipate all of the spooler cleanup

> options?

>

> thanks,

> Ulf

 

If you type "what is cleanspl.exe" into a Google search

window then you get more than 2,600 hits about this

particular tool. You might find that cleanspl is an

interactive rather than a command line utility.

 

A simple and easy to understand method for purging all

print queues of a machine consists of running this batch

file:

@echo off

echo.

echo Purging the print queue . . .

net stop Spooler

echo Deleting all print jobs . . .

ping localhost -n 4 > nul

del /q %SystemRoot%\system32\spool\printers\*.*

net start Spooler

echo Done!

ping localhost -n 4 > nul

[Guest Ulf]

Re: Cleanspl.exe command line

 

Pegasus,

 

Thank you for the reply. Yes, I was aware of the plethora of Google

articles regarding the cleanspl.exe tool. What I had not been able to

determine was whethor or not it was possible to use the tool as a pure

command line. The GUI is very effective and I have utilized it to correct a

problem with one of my servers. The reason for my original question/post was

that I have quite a number of additional servers that need to have the same

thing done to them and I was hoping to automate the task.

 

My own on-line research seems to support your assertion that the tool is

only in 'interactive' one and does not support command line.

 

thank you again,

Ulf

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Cleanspl.exe command line

 

 

"Ulf" <Ulf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Pegasus,

>

> Thank you for the reply. Yes, I was aware of the plethora of Google

> articles regarding the cleanspl.exe tool. What I had not been able to

> determine was whethor or not it was possible to use the tool as a pure

> command line. The GUI is very effective and I have utilized it to correct

> a

> problem with one of my servers. The reason for my original question/post

> was

> that I have quite a number of additional servers that need to have the

> same

> thing done to them and I was hoping to automate the task.

>

> My own on-line research seems to support your assertion that the tool

> is

> only in 'interactive' one and does not support command line.

>

> thank you again,

> Ulf

 

I actually suspected rather than asserted that cleanspl.exe works

in a GUI environment only. However, since it uses a very simple

panel, it would be a trivial task to embed it in a VB Script and

get that script to supply the required key strokes.

[Guest Ulf]

Re: Cleanspl.exe command line

 

Pegasus,

 

I stand corrected. Thank you again for the assistance. I will see if I

can cobble together a VBScript to accomplish my task.

 

regards,

Ulf

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Cleanspl.exe command line

 

 

"Ulf" <Ulf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Pegasus,

>

> I stand corrected. Thank you again for the assistance. I will see if

> I

> can cobble together a VBScript to accomplish my task.

>

> regards,

> Ulf

 

I was not trying to correct you - just to suggest an alternative

solution. :-)