[weilies]

hi, my question is...

How to stop a perl script (a.pl) from running if the a.pl is currently in running state

thanks

[curbview.com]

Originally Posted by weilies

hi, my question is...

How to stop a perl script (a.pl) from running if the a.pl is currently in running state

thanks

1) Locate the PID from the command line (TOP Command UNIX/LINUX)
2) issue "kill -9 PID #" command
3) If you are running this on a WIN XP machine, it is a totaly different ball-game, but there exist a quite efficient manner to do so.

[weilies]

Thanks for the reply, but i think what i need, is not kill the first a.pl, but not to start the second a.pl while the first a.pl is running

I need to make sure

1. the first a.pl is running complete
2. only one a.pl can run in server at one time

Thanks anyway

[curbview.com]

Originally Posted by weilies

Thanks for the reply, but i think what i need, is not kill the first a.pl, but not to start the second a.pl while the first a.pl is running

I need to make sure

1. the first a.pl is running complete
2. only one a.pl can run in server at one time

Thanks anyway

Then what you will want to read about is "Perl Fork" on google.