thx for sticking to the post : }
fork();
&a_sched;
fork();
&b_sched;
fork();
&c_sched;
fork();
&d_sched;
fork();
&e_sched;

sub a_sched
{
$var = `cat a.sched`;
print $var;
for(;;){
sleep 1209600;
print $var;
}
}
each *_sched sub is the same except the cat file is different
and the number of seconds to sleep.
what I want to do is execute each subroutine simutaneously,
so all the reminders print at once (cat), and they keep printing depending on the sleep. maybe my use of sleep is wrong,

any ideas much appreciated.

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Running more than one process (the very basics) by bsdbudha
in thread Reminder program by bsdbudha

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.