>>>>> "Chris" == Chris Bennett <ch...@bennettconstruction.biz> writes:
Chris> During testing, I put the following entry in cron:
Chris> 33 * * * * * LWP4.pl; LWP5.pl; LWP6.pl;
Chris> When it ran, I got 6 versions of each of these scripts running
concurrently
Chris> and in order also.
If the total time to run the three scripts in sequence is greater than an
hour, you will get overlapping runs.
If you don't want that, you should put some sort of "highlander" ("there can
be only one!") locking in your scripts. I addressed this subject in
my column at: http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/WebTechniques/col54.html
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