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 * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *