How to use JOBS

[radastan]

Hi all,

I am learning how to use JOBS from SuperBasic. I know JOBS command, but I can not find any reference of how to use RJOB and if there is any more command relative to manage jobs from SuperBasic.

[tofro]

Oh, there's a whole bunch of commands around JOBS, being basically the core element of QDOS:
AJOB, RJOB, SJOB,....

You would want to read through the TK2 docs here
http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/pe/tk2.zip

Regards,
Tobias

[radastan]

¡Thanks!

[radastan]

Another question: ¿How can I launch a SuperBasic program as another job? ¿Is possible?

[Mr_Navigator]

I believe only with a Minerva ROM or SMSQ/e based system such as QPC2. Its in the manual(s)

[dex]

ECEX PIPEP under Minerva opens a new empty Basic process.
EXEC or EX of a SBasic program under SMSQ/E opens the program as a new job (opposite, LOAD opens program in the same job).
SBASIC opens new empty SBasic process under SMSQ/E.

[tofro]

For "plain old QL" users, there's a program called "MultiBasic" in the DIY Toolkit area ("Toolkits") on Dylwin's page. This does not allow concurrent running of S*Basic jobs, but allows to "freeze" a SuperBASIC program to a job, LRUN another one and come back to the first one with an "unfreeze" command.

(Nearly Multi-Tasking, just with slow task changes... )

On the other hand, you can always compile your SuperBASIC programs using Turbo (free) or Q-Liberator (not free) and make them happily multi-task even on the most basic QL.

Tobias

[radastan]

Thanks to all.

It's very funny search for QL hints & tips and test it.