>
> >But what are my options for having the 3K kick off a batch job on our NT
> >server? I would like to initiate the job after ftping a file, but the NT
ftp
> >service does not seem to support this from the SITE command. DCE / RPC is
not
> >available from the 3K without buying it and learning it first. Sockets
are
> >available, but would likewise have to be learned. We can kludge a batch
job
> >to run AT a starting time, check for the file, then SLEEP for n minutes,
or
> >reschedule itself AT a later time, but that kind of stinks too. Ideas?
>
> Moments like these, I question my commitment to heterogeneous
> environments...
>

Really, now, Unix system admins do this sort of thing all the time and thing
nothing of it. So what if it is ugly, if it works?:->
Can NT even do cron?

Richard Gambrell
Manager of Systems and Applications, Xavier Univ. of LA, New Orleans, LA
work: [log in to unmask] 504-483-7454
home: [log in to unmask] 504-455-7105
(over 10 years MPE/iX and HP-UX systems and Powerhouse programming
expertise, resume available upon request)