> I guess you could also do some simple synchronization things, like have
> the second psql wait on a file to spring into existence:
> /* second-script */
> \! while [ ! -f /tmp/lock.file ]; do ;; done
> \! rm /tmp/lock.file
> Kind of like a simple semaphore. Isn't that what you are getting at?
LISTEN/NOTIFY might be useful for this...
- Thomas
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Thomas Lockhart lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
South Pasadena, California
