Mass Delete Jobs?

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This_Guy
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    Hey guys & gals... I know that you can use jobinq to review/edit/delete jobs one-by-one, but is there a way to mass delete these defined jobs? I have an active user that recently realized you dont need a new job for each and every possible scenario (she figured out how to user parameters! Finally!!) so she has many many many defined jobs for AP520. Is there a way to mass delete these? I suppose I could delete them from GEN tables, but wanted to see if there was a less daunting effort?

    TJ Mann
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      deljobhst under that username will take care ALL jobs under that username.
      This_Guy
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        Thanks TJ, but doesnt deljobhst just delete the report/print mgr stuff? I am looking to mass delete her AP520 defined Job Names. The whole jobs themselves...
        Greg Moeller
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          Depends on the parameters that you use. Parameter j says 'Delete recurring job entries' or c says 'Delete completed job entries'
          John Henley
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            deljobhst just deletes history (job logs and print files).
            There is not a command-line utility to mass remove jobs [without removing the user ]
            Use jobinq -- it will display all jobs for a particular user, and you can delete the desired ones, all from one screen.
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            John
            This_Guy
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              Yeah, I know John. Its just a pain in the rectum, because each time I delete one, the cursor returns to the top of the list. And the jobs I am deleting are towards the middle/end. Ugh. Maybe I'll just do some SQL stuff in the GEN tables.... ??
              TJ Mann
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                only if you know all tables holding that record. shoot me offline email. may be i can share you some of my shell scripts. mannt@email.chop.edu
                John Henley
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                  Press [Home] to mark all of the jobs, then [F9] / [B} to delete them
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                  This_Guy
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                    Nice work John! Thanks...