automatically starting a new range

[Silverfish]

I'm due to finish a range tonight, but I'll probably be out at a concert when the range finishes, and I would like to be able to set proth sieve to start a new range (which is already reserved), when my current one is finished.

However, I would also like the new range to start a new set of files, i..e new fact.txt, SobStatus, etc, as I like to keep different ranges seperate.

An alternative would be to create a seperate instance of proth sieve in the different folder, with its own dat file, etc, and set that running with the new range. Assuming that will work, I would expect that to slow down the current range while I'm away, but I assume the combined speed should be about the same. Would that be likely to work?

[Greenbank]

Yup, the latter is the better option and is what I do if I'm near the end of a range.

And yes, the combined speed will be the same.

[Silverfish]

I'm back now, perhaps a bit earlier than expected, and the sieving hasn't quite finished yet, although it will be in the next couple of hours. I had the second sieving folder set up before I went, but I hadn't made a note of the range I reserved, and the automated reservation site appeared to be down. It's up now, so I'll set the new range sieving soon. Thanks for the help Greenbank.

[Mystwalker]

If concurrent instances slow down the overall throughput, you could consider simply using a batch file / shell script. :)

[jasong]

Edited because I can't read