On Thursday 02 July 2009, Chris Bennett wrote:

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> I had an odd problem with cron.

>

> I made three perl scripts: LWP4.pl, LWP5.pl and LWP6.pl

>

> During testing, I put the following entry in cron:

>

> 33   *   *   *   *   *   LWP4.pl; LWP5.pl; LWP6.pl;

>

>

> When it ran, I got 6 versions of each of these scripts running

> concurrently and in order also.

> They didn't start at exact same time, but as if LWP4.pl, then another

> and another, etc.

>

> When first version of LWP4.pl finished, then first version of LWP5.pl etc.

>

> These scripts get a web page, extract values from matches, update

> database, sleep, repeat for new pages until done with list of search

> values.

>

>

> Chris Bennettf

Just off hand, are there not too many time parameters?
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