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Re: More on my batch file problem

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From: Ron Dippold
Date: Thu, 23 May 1991 19:56
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In article <49380@ut-emx.uucp> migdol@emx.utexas.edu (Michael A. Migdol) writes:
>
>     Ok, maybe I'm an idiot for trying to do this, but here's a summary of
>my efforts: I'm trying to run several applications in a row from a batch
>file. For various reasons, I've concluded that the machine needs to reboot
>between applications. So, here's what I've got:
>[...]
>Make sense? The problem is that the batch file is writing over itself...does
>anyone have any suggestions? 

If you're using a disk cache program that does staged writes, such as Hyper
Disk Cache, running reboot will bypass the normal protection that the program
has to keep you from rebooting your machine before all queued up sectors are
written to the disk.  If that is the case, put a pause before the reboots.
-- 
Standard disclaimer applies, you legalistic hacks.     |     Ron Dippold
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From: rdippold@cancun.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
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Subject: Re: More on my batch file problem
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