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by rayc
20 Dec 2009 11:43
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Multiple batch jobs calling the same batch file causing halt
Replies: 8
Views: 10811

So if I remove the EXIT, this will not affect any of the other batch files? It is the last line anyways. What does the/B mean?
by rayc
20 Dec 2009 00:40
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Multiple batch jobs calling the same batch file causing halt
Replies: 8
Views: 10811

I was informed by my client that there is a software called Control-M that actually runs the batch files in the middle of the night. This tool occasionally reports that one batch file is taking too long and must be killed. When I looked at the batch file and ran it in the development environment, th...
by rayc
17 Dec 2009 21:43
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Multiple batch jobs calling the same batch file causing halt
Replies: 8
Views: 10811

What types of problems might occur if they write to the same file. All of them write to a central log.log file at the end of their execution. When you say "then you'll get problems", what do you mean? Is it possible that they might freeze? I'm not sure how batch files react to this sort of...
by rayc
14 Dec 2009 21:41
Forum: DOS Batch Forum
Topic: Multiple batch jobs calling the same batch file causing halt
Replies: 8
Views: 10811

Multiple batch jobs calling the same batch file causing halt

I have a client that runs many .BAT files overnight. However, I noticed that most of the files call some common .BAT files. My question is this: What happens when two BAT files call the same (secondary) BAT file at the same time? Does this cause any freezing. I ask because we get some support calls ...