Can anyone help?
I have a print script in bash that monitors a certain folder, when that
folder is populated with a postscript file it is converted to a pdf and
then printed to a selected printer.
The problem is that evertime the scripts detects a file it tries to
open itimmediately even though it is still being created and this
brings down our file server. Is there a way of placing a "wait until
the file has been closed by the creator then start processing" the
script resides below if it is any help.
#!/bin/sh
running=1;
while [ $running -eq 1 ]; do
ls/home/user/workflow/Proofers/A4/*.pdf 2>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "A4 Files Found!!"
lp -d brothers /home/user/workflow/Proofers/A4/*.pdf 2>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
# Possibly put in a sleep(60) or whatever here so
# files are not deleted b4 printing
echo "A4 Files Printed!!"
rm /home/user/workflow/Proofers/A4/*.pdf 2>/dev/null
fi
fi
ls/home/user/workflow/Proofers/A3/*.pdf 2>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
echo "A3 Files Found!!"
lp -d brothers /home/user/workflow/Proofers/A3/*.pdf 2>/dev/null
if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
# Possibly put in a sleep(60) or whatever here so
# files are not deleted b4 printing
echo "A3 Files Printed!!"
rm /home/user/workflow/Proofers/A3/*.pdf 2>/dev/null
fi
fi
done
Lyle Chapman
Pre-Press Supervisor
Torch Publishing Co.
47 Allingham Street, Condell Park 2200, NSW, Australia
612 9795 0000
http://www.torchpublishing.com.au
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