SPUG: question on fork()

[Sean Dwyer]

I realised in re-reading this that I left out a few to many details. I am
working on HPUX/Linux while I am doing this so I can use POSIX. The child
processes will connect to a database do there work and then close quietly of
error out into the sql servers error logs where they can be picked up later
and dealt with. All I am really concerned with here though is the
controlling processes for the threads.

Sean

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From: owner-spug-list at pm.org [mailto:owner-spug-list at pm.org]On Behalf Of
Sean Dwyer
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 7:47 PM
To: Spug
Subject: SPUG: question on fork()


All,

	What I am trying to do is iterate through a list (call it 100 items for
sake of argument) 5 at a time. I can fork off the initial 5 processes but is
it possible to,  as a processes finishes, spawn a new proceses to handle the
next item in the list. Everything I have tried so far isn't working. ANy
advice would be great.

thanks,

Sean Dwyer
Oladar Computer Services



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