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From: SYSNET@cc.nu.oz (David Morrison - Network Manager)
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: Re: QUEUE checking for hourly SKIM
Message-ID: <8471@cc.nu.oz>
Date: 19 Jul 89 14:54:13 GMT
References: <2685@zeus.unl.edu> <2753@zeus.unl.edu>
Organization: University of Newcastle
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In article <2753@zeus.unl.edu>, UNOCC07@UNOMA1.BITNET (Dave Caplinger) writes:
>>         Does anybody know an easy way to modify the com file so that it can
>> dectect if another HOURLY job is still executing and if so, how to resubmit
>> the next job for a later time?
>      
> How about moving the SUBMIT command to the end of the HOURLY.COM?

This has the disadvantage that if the job fails somewhere in the middle, the 
next job will not be submitted, and it can take days to notice something like 
this.  (I know from experience!!)
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David Morrison, Network Manager, Uni of Newcastle, Australia
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