Seeing as this is already labeled as "geeky", let me add that it is nice to put your PID in the lockfile so that if a new instance of the program finds it, it can determine if the lockfile is stale by checking for the PID of the program that created it.

Steve Moffat
(my $.05, cuz we don't use pennies any more)



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I nominate this as the geekiest thread on MUUG in recent memory.

Nicely done boys! Reminds me why i'm on this list.

Oh ya, and what Sean(s) said. Lockfile.

John
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