How to check running processes from an inputfile

[sivhaga]

I have got an inputfile having processes names.
The file called atp.text has got two fields and looks like:

createcase createaa
createcase createbb
createcase createcc

This file has got a 85 records and we started all the processes with the following command:
{
cmd="nohup " $1 " ATP $ENVIRONMENT -sectionname " $2

system(cmd)
}

The above code starts all the processes from the above file.The challenge that im facing now is when one or more processes have stopped, how do i check if they have stopped and how to start it. How do i compare from the system and the one from my input file which one has stopped.If it has stopped i have to start it but if it is still running i have to skip it

Which code can i use on Unix or Awk. Pls pls pls I have spend 3 weeks and not winning.

Thanks in advance

 

[Annihilannic]

Well, when you read in the atp file, add the count of processes that are expected to another array, e.g. refcount[$2]=$3.

Then when you are matching running processes, instead of just assigning an empty value to running, use it as a counter, e.g. running[$12]++.

And finally, when you process the for loop at the end you can compare this counter to the expected count of processes, and display the appropriate message.

Annihilannic.