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- Remote Job Utility
- Version 1.1 July 1986
-
- This utility allows one workstation on a Novell Network to be placed
- in a mode whereby it may execute jobs (either programs or batch files)
- sent to it by other users. One example how this might be used is for
- programmers to use the remote job station to compile their programs,
- thus freeing up the programmer workstation to do something else.
-
- Two programs are involved:
-
- rjexec.exe This program is run on the workstation that is to execute
- the jobs sent to it by others.
-
- rj.exe This program is used to send a job (any MS-DOS command line)
- to the workstation that is running rjexec.exe
-
- To use this utility, run rjexec at a workstation. The workstation will
- display a sign-on message, then wait for other workstations to send jobs
- to it. This program may be stopped any time between jobs by pressing the
- 'S' key. Pressing any other key will cause the station to beep, which
- may be usefull in telling whether the program is running properly.
-
- From another workstation, type rj and then any PC-DOS command line, such as:
-
- rj dir
-
- The command will be executed at the workstation running rjexec. When it
- is done, a message will display at the workstation that sent the command
- indicating that it has been completed.
-
- Note that if a command line to be sent for execution contains any
- re-direction symbols, the entire line must be enclosed in quotes.
- For example:
-
- rj "dir >tempfile"
-
- The quotes are necessary because if they are omitted, the workstation
- sending the command will try to apply the redirection to the rj program
- rather than the intended command.
-
- The workstation running rjexec can hold up to six pending jobs at a time.
-
- These programs were written in Microsoft C by Ken Hales. You may
- share rj.exe and rjexec.exe with others, but they may not be sold.
- If you would like the source code, send $20.00 to:
-
- Ken Hales
- 730 West Paseo Way
- Tempe, AZ 85283
-