You did not mention what platform you are running on, so I will answer
in unix.  In order to make sure the checkin completes, you can check for
the existence of the completion message in the actlog before continuing
to your next command and just loop until you pick up the message. Have a
counter so that it will not loop forever.  You can do this easily with
"dsmadmc q actlog | grep ANRxxxxx"
This should get you started.....
Good luck!

>----------
>From:  Ingo Steller[SMTP:Ingo.Steller AT GECITS-EU DOT COM]
>Sent:  Wednesday, December 17, 1997 12:15 PM
>To:    ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>Subject:       A macro with background processes?
>
>Hi,
>
>I would like to do something like the following in a macro to be scheduled
>as an administrativ command:
>
>checkin library DLT2500 search=yes status=private
>delete volhist todate=today-7 type=dbbackup
>backup db devclass=DLT type=full vol=BACK01
>checkout libvol DLT2500 BACK01 remove=no
>
>The problem is, that 3 out of the four commands will be processed in
>backgroud. Therefore, the macro does not work, because I cannot do a backup
>db until the volume is checked in.
>
>The reason for this script is to have a databse backup, that will be
>checked out of the database done by someone, who does not have to know
>something about ADSM. If anyone has a solution for this problem instead for
>the script above, I would ike to hear about this too.
>
>Gruesse - Best regards
>
>Ingo Steller
>CompuNet Essen
>
>Severinstrasse 42, 45127 Essen, Germany
>Phone: +49 (0)201/2012-291, Fax: +49 (0)201/2012-230,
>Internet: ingo.steller AT gecits-eu DOT com
>