On Thursday 02 July 2009, Chris Bennett wrote:
> I had an odd problem with cron.
>
> I made three perl scripts: LWP4.pl, LWP5.pl and LWP6.pl
>
> During testing, I put the following entry in cron:
>
> 33 * * * * * LWP4.pl; LWP5.pl; LWP6.pl;
>
>
> When it ran, I got 6 versions of each of these scripts running
> concurrently and in order also.
> They didn't start at exact same time, but as if LWP4.pl, then another
> and another, etc.
>
> When first version of LWP4.pl finished, then first version of LWP5.pl etc.
>
> These scripts get a web page, extract values from matches, update
> database, sleep, repeat for new pages until done with list of search
> values.
>
>
> Chris Bennettf
Just off hand, are there not too many time parameters?
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