Windows Server 2003 in a Nutshell

Manages printer queues and print jobs.

Syntax

net print \ computername \ sharename net print [\ computername ] job# [/hold /release /delete]

Options

computername

Indicates the print server

sharename

Indicates share name of the printer

job#

Represents identification number of print job

/hold

Holds a print job waiting in a queue and lets other jobs bypass it (use with job# )

/release

Releases a job that is on hold

/delete

Deletes a job from the queue

Examples

Display jobs in print queue of printer HPLASERJ on print server TEST :

net print \test\hplaserj Printers at \test Name Job # Size Status ----------------------------------------------------- hplaserj Queue 1 jobs *Printer Active* administrator 3 17500 Printing The command completed successfully.

Look at details of job 3 earlier:

net print \test 3 Print job detail Job # 3 Status Printing Size 17500 Remark Untitled - Notepad Submitting user administrator Notify administrator Job data type NT EMF 1. Job parameters Additional info The command completed successfully.

Delete job 3 from the queue:

net print \test 3 /delete The command completed successfully.

Notes

• To find the share name of your shared printer, type net share at the command line.

• If a print server has multiple shared printers, each printer has its own print queue. However, jobs in different print queues on the same server can't have the same job ID number.

See Also

Printing