You can't have multiple Meditech C/S scripts running at the same time so
having multiple instances of BWS could be a problem there, plus
performace suffers. The simplest is to use Windows Scheduler although
you still have to account for the possibilty of scripts running at the
same time.
Combining projects requires a modular approach. I have a handful of
modules all my scripts share including Meditech login, text file
functions, etc. Additionally I export each project's primary module into
another directory. For the combined project it is only then a matter or
adding all the .bas files and writing a script that calls the script in
each .bas file.
So for example if I exported a module with a DepartOutpatient script:
Sub DepartOutpatient(Optional dummy As Long)
' This subroutine was auto-inserted by the WorkStation.
If Step = "INITIALIZE" Then
If Rule("") Then
f("Script") = "Depart CLI Outpatient"
....
<etc.>
....
End Sub
I would include in the .bas file a way to call the script such as:
Sub xDepartOutpatient(Optional dummy As Variant)
Share("Suspend8") = False
Step = "INITIALIZE"
Do Until Step = "_END_"
DepartOutpatient
If Share("Suspend8") Then Share("Suspend8") = False: Stop
Stable Share("WaitSpeed")
Loop
End Sub
Then in the main project module I would write a script for each project
which mearly called the the script in the imported .bas module.
Sub DepartOutpatient(Optional dummy As Long)
' This subroutine was auto-inserted by the WorkStation.
If Step = "RUN" Then
If Rule("") Then
xDepartOutpatient
Exit Sub
End If
ElseIf Step = "_END_" Then
End If
End Sub
So if I have to make a change to a script I do it in the original
project and then export the .bas module to the combined project. It
sounds like a lot of work but once you get used to modularizing it's not
so bad. The only real advantage though is being able to chain scripts
together to only start when another ended. If you're able to chain them
with another scheduler there would be no reason to use the BWS
scheduler.
Chad Kemp
Information Systems Analyst
Firelands Regional Medical Center
419-557-7874
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 5:34 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [talkbws] RE: scheduling multiple scripts
Not at all, having several scripts going all at once is the best way to
get a boat load of work done in record time (for me that is). I have
8-separate scripts/instances running at the same time, using different
core session numbers matching my scripts so I can easily monitor them.
Susan Ashby
Casa Grande Reg Med Cntr
Systems Analyst
520.381.6149 Direct
520.381.6605 Fax
[email protected]
________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 2:28 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [talkbws] RE: scheduling multiple scripts
I didn't realize that you could run more than one instance on a machine.
I guess you have to be very careful that the other script ends in time
and closes out properly or you would have some issues. From those
examples in your experience which is the easiest and most effective way
to go? How would you combine projects once they are created as separate
projects, does this make things confusing when you have many things
going?
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:01 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [talkbws] RE: scheduling multiple scripts
Ah yes. There are a couple work arounds I've used:
1. Have multiple instances of BWS running each with a seperate project.
2. Combine multiple projects into one mega project and schedule the
scripts seperately.
3. Create a .bat file to run the projects and use Windows Scheduler
instead.
Chad Kemp
Information Systems Analyst
Firelands Regional Medical Center
419-557-7874
________________________________
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:53 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [talkbws] scheduling multiple scripts
I have just completed our 2nd script and I am having some scheduling
trouble. I am trying to schedule two scripts from two different
projects to run at different times using the BWS scheduler and I don't
see how I can add the other script to my current schedule. I only see
the one script I have scheduled in the drop down window of the
scheduler. What am I missing?
Thanks in advance for the help!
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