Re: Why are String Formatted Queries Considered So Magical?

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:07:29 -0700, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote: > Coding for something like a DBTG network database did not allow for > easy changes in queries... What would be a simple join in SQL was > traversing a circular linked list in the DBTG database my college > taught. EG: loop get nex

Re: Python as a scripting language. Alternative to bash script?

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:12:47 +0100, Rhodri James wrote: > On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:57:45 +0100, John Nagle wrote: > >> On 6/28/2010 7:58 AM, Benjamin Kaplan wrote: >>> How does a program return anything other than an exit code? >> >> Ah, yes, the second biggest design mistake in UNIX. >> >>

Re: Continuously running scripts question

On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 16:21:25 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: > In message , Ian Kelly > wrote: > >> I use cron. >> >> Con: Most cron implementations have a maximum frequency of once per >> minute. > > Another con is: what happens if a run takes longer than the invocation > frequency? Not cro