> > One alternative is to use a "semaphore" file. Have the NT app create a file > > named, say "busy", just prior to starting the transfer of the big file. > > Once the big file is transferred the NT box erases "busy". The shell script > > would be written so that if the "busy" file exists, it doesn't touch the big > > file. > > > And if you can't do that, just have the script checksum the file every 5 > secs, and if it hasn't changed for 10 secs, you're probably set. > > Use the suggestion from Rick first though.
Since the W2k client users just copy the relvant files using drag'n'drop something like a semaphore file is not possible. Mike's suggestion (watch if the file doesn't change for a certain time) was only a workaround for me when first addressed the problem, but I think I can live with it because the whole situation is a temporary workaround. Thanx for all your ideas. Stony
