Cleanspl.exe command line

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

"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

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

"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.

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

"Ulf" <Ulf@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:58805E54-D29F-4743-ABC6-C77055C33A1A@microsoft.com...
> 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. :-)