Tracking child batch jobs

[Sandeep_30]

Hi,

I use sys$sndjbc to submit job and monitor them for the job completion.

I want to be able to track the child job that gets called inside the batch script.

Below are an example of the batch job

$! type test.com
$ show time
$ <<<< CALL CHILD JOB >>>>
$ show time
$ exit

In my C Code, I use sys$sndjbc (0, SJC$_SYNCHRONIZE_JOB ...) which provides me with the job completion information for test.com, but at times the child job may still be running and I want to wait till the child job is complete.

Is it possible to track the child job?

Is there a API that can be called from C program?

Please help.

Sandeep

[Eberhard Wacker]

Hi Sandeep,

if you simply want to wait within the DCL procedure till the "child job" has been finished then the following should be one of various solutions (if, as I understand, the child job is also a batch job, and of course depending on your VMS version):
$! type test.com
$ show time
$ <<<< CALL CHILD JOB >>>>
$ loop:
$ show time
$ wait 0:0:5
$ show entry child-job-processname/user=owner-of-child-job-process/by_job_status=executing
$ if .not. $status then goto loop
$ exit

Too, have a look at the many things the lexical function f$getqui offers.

Cheers,
EW

[Eberhard Wacker]

Sorry, wrong statement, in the case above the status query should be
$ if $status then goto loop
Cheers again,
EW

[Peter Quodling]

Note sure exactly what you want to "track" from the child job, but if just completion, then explore the Synchronize DCL command.


q

[Antoniov.]

Hi Sandeep,
warning, if you call a child job inside executing batch job you could stall application. Batch job, usually can execute 3 jobs concurrently but it's possible limit to 1 this feature.

About tracking, I'm not sure what is your real intention. If you simply want to wait for end execution you can execute SYNC command as posted above.

Antonio Vigliotti

[Jan van den Ende]

Sandeep,

I am not much into C, but let me first make sure I get your exact intention:

- From your image, you submit a batch job to execute test.com
- in test.com you "CALL CHILD JOB"

>> I am now assuming that the CHILD JOB is done by a separate batch job, by SUBMIT or by an other image executing SYS$SNDJBC

I guess your intention would be to get a timestamp at the beginning and at the end. Is that correct?
If so, then:

. If the child is started by SUBMIT, then in test.com after calling CHILD JOB add a line:
$ SYNCHRONISE '$ENTRY

. If it is submitted using SYS$SNDJBC, then retrieve the entry number, do a LIB$SETSYMBOL for some unique name, and then in test.com do a SYNCHRONISE for that unique symbol name.

hth,

Proost.

Have one on me.

jpe

[Jan van den Ende]

Sandeep,

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Jan