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Cooldan1
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Posted - 2008-05-09 : 12:52:44
So, I kinda taught myself sql on the net in a couple of weeks... I've been practicing commands and what not with a database with a company I work with. Here's what I need some help with:

I'm creating a batch file that will connect to the sql server, and input a .sql in the batch file which launches the sql script to check to see if a store's data has come in or not, and if it hasn't, to launch the job to process that store. Now, after it launches the job, the only step for the job is to process what it can before it fails or completes, and most of the time it fails after 1-10 minutes. A big a variance. So my question is, how do I make it so that the script being called, waits for the job to finish before proceeding to the next command which checks a different store and launches another script?

If you want the script, I'll mod out some of the actual names for security purposes and post it for you guys. Any help is appreciated, and I've searched and hacked Google to get an answer, but nothing, so I decided to post this. Thanks!

jackv
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

2179 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-10 : 05:31:20
One strategy you could consider is to manage this via a DTS package . This allows you capacity to easily build in logic based on Failure/Success

Jack Vamvas
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