Re: [OpenVMS Alpha V7.3-2] Batch/Print Job Numbering

Dave Froble wrote:
[snip]
What seems the best solution to me is a utility that:

1) Could re-set the number to 0 or 1, depending upon what's stored, last
used, or next to use.

2) Could set the rollover number.

Every night at midnight, or whenever one wanted to, set the job numbers
to start at 1. As long as the range selected is large enough, ever job
in a day would have a unique number. That is what the OP wanted, right?

Well, Peter said he needed to find the job log for a specific job that
errored out, and that the entry number roll-over was inhibiting his
efforts.

So, my take is that he wants to be able to find the log for a specific
job retained on error. He posits that entry number re-use is hindering
that.

That's how I read it...

A job SUBMITted /HOLD once a minute for a day would yield 1440 entry
numbers.

A job SUBMITted /HOLD once a second for a day would yield 86400 entry
numbers.

FWIW...

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