Cleaning the Spool Directory (Isplcln.exe)

Isplcln.exe is a command utility that deletes all files in the spool directory that are older than a specified number of days.

Basic Command Syntax

isplcln -n x -l y

Where x is the number of days old a non-log file has to be before it is deleted, and y is the number of days old a log file has to be before it is deleted.

Note: Note that isplcln.exe deletes all files in the spool directory based on the parameters supplied without regard to whether a file is locked or not.

Example:

isplcln -n 5 -l 30

The above example deletes all non-log files that are five days old or older and deletes all log files that are thirty days old or older.

Command	Function
-x	The number of days old a file must be before it is deleted.
-y	The number of days old a log file must be before it is deleted.