Jeff points out:
> > IF HPLDEVIN = HPCONSOLE
> > SETVAR HPTIMEOUT 30
> > ENDIF
>
> Note that HPTIMEOUT only applies at a colon prompt :-(
In retrospect my equating "inactive" with "at : prompt" was clearly
a bit of a stretch on my part; only part of the problem space...
> You might look into BOUNCER or the Allegro equivalent for
> something that watches for any timeout on pending reads.
... and of course for $$: MPEX; using whatever combination
of MPEX ABORTJOB and the "Time" variables, operators, and
functions in IF statements that MPEX can deal with....
Ken Sletten
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