(   Managing Batch Job Entries ($getqui)?   The Question is:    K How do I determine from within a DCL command procedure if a specific job in   already in a queue?E I want to submit a job to the queue, only if it is not already there. " I have the job name in a variable.O I am aware of the function of the SHOW ENTRY command.  I was hoping to not have L  to use the /OUTPUT option on the SHOW ENTRY [jobname] command and then readL  the file.  I would prefer some kind of logical test or status return from a  function to tell if the  job is already in the queue.    ( Here is my sample code to submit my job: $! CALL EXAMPLE: $!0 $!    @FF_COM:SUBMIT_SENDALLTOHOST BRS MW_RETRY: $! $  SET NOON  $!F $  PROCESSNAME = "SEND_" + P1 + "_" + F$EXTRACT(0,F$LOCATE(":",P2),P2)4 $  LOGFILENAME = "FF_OUTPUT:" + PROCESSNAME + ".LOG" $! $  SUBMIT -     /PARAMETERS=('P1,'P2) -    /LOG='LOGFILENAME' -     /AFTER="+00:01" -    /WSDEFAULT=4096 -    /WSQUOTA=8192 -    /WSEXTENT=16384 -    /NOPRINTER  -    /NAME='PROCESSNAME' -    FF_COM:SENDALLTOHOST.COM  $! $ EXIT     The Answer is :   D   Existing discussions of the f$getqui lexical include the followingG   topics: (813), (1240), (2159), (3951), (4546), (4568), (4903), (5188) A   (5471), (5567), (5651), (5793), (5982), (6315), (6877), (8796),    (9130), etc.   ,   Also see topics such as (9375) and (8830).   C   Scheduling tools such as the Freeware Kronos package, cron ports, C   and various commercial applications are also available, as is the    DCL command SYNCHRONIZE.   D   General information on batch entry numbers are available in topics   including (7456).    0  Answer written or last revised on  16-MAR-2004 