Thanks Mike, That's great, we just wanted to be sure that running it frequently wouldn't cause any problems. Cheers, Cynthia
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Mike Rylander <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Cynthia Williamson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi All : > > > > Just wondering if there is a recommended Cron setup to run > > generate_fines.pl? Hourly? Daily? Note: we have 1 and 2 hour loan > periods > > and would like to generate the fines during the day if those items are > > overdue. > > In 1.2, 1.4 and (for now) 1.6, you'll want to run it often -- say, > every 15 minutes. Trunk has code to avoid the need to /ever/ run the > fine generator (but you'll still want to, at least daily, so patrons > know what they owe while an item is overdue). > > -- > Mike Rylander > | VP, Research and Design > | Equinox Software, Inc. / The Evergreen Experts > | phone: 1-877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457) > | email: [email protected] > | web: http://www.esilibrary.com > -- If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien
