In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] says...
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>[log in to unmask] (Mark Ranft) wrote:
>
->A programmer just stopped by my office with this
->senario.
->
->!    copy filea,fileb
->!
->!pause 30
->!    suprtool
->     i filec
->     o fileb,erase
->     x
->     exit
->!
->
->Upon executing, SUPRTOOL complained about the
->non-existance of fileb.
->
>Mark, the only scenario I can think of to explain this
>is that someone/somejob is purging fileb during the 30 second
>pause. I've never heard of MPE requiring extra time to
>complete a copy command.
>/paul
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The PAUSE was added because of the wierdness.  I have seen this with
programs besides SUPRTOOL too.  (e.g., COBOL)
 
I am surprised that noone else has ever experienced this.
 
Mark Ranft
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