Index: /trunk/ippTasks/skycal.pro
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--- /trunk/ippTasks/skycal.pro	(revision 34759)
+++ /trunk/ippTasks/skycal.pro	(revision 34760)
@@ -8,4 +8,20 @@
 # test for required global variables
 check.globals
+
+# skcal.pro should have a more restricted polling limit (to avoid stress with getstar)
+if ($?POLL_LIMIT_SKYCAL == 0) set POLL_LIMIT_SKYCAL = 25
+
+macro set.skycal.poll
+  if ($0 != 2)
+    echo "USAGE:set.skycal.poll (value)"
+    break
+  end
+ 
+  $POLL_LIMIT_SKYCAL = $1
+end
+
+macro get.skycal.poll
+  echo "skycal poll limit: $POLL_LIMIT_SKYCAL"
+end
 
 ### Initialise the books containing the tasks to do
@@ -79,5 +95,5 @@
       # save the DB name for the exit tasks
       option $DB:$skycal_DB
-      $run = $run -dbname $DB:$skycal_DB -limit 40
+      $run = $run -dbname $DB:$skycal_DB
       $skycal_DB ++
       if ($skycal_DB >= $DB:n) set skycal_DB = 0
@@ -85,4 +101,5 @@
     add_poll_args run
     add_poll_labels run
+    $run = $run -limit $POLL_LIMIT_SKYCAL
     command $run
   end