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to compare latest logfile with the current running time of the script

how can i compare the latest log file with the current time..


consider i am running a script "a.sh" at 09:00
( function of the script a.sh is to update the database )
this script is going to create logfile if the script is sucess
in case of failure it is not going to create logfile..

my problem is if i start the script at 9:00
and the script fails .. it not going to create any entry in logfile
and during the verification the latest logfile in the log directary is
before 9.00 and verifcation(verification is carried out inside the a.sh script only after updating databse ) will say that .. it was sucessfully updated the
database(since it takes the latest log file ). but in this case it has taken a wrong logfile to verification..

i want to know that
when i run the script at 9.00 .. script should pick the logfile which as updated after 9.00 to verification and if the latest available log file is before 9.00 .. it should say it has failed..

PLEASE HELP me in this .. i want the solution urgent as my deadline is exceeding...
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service(8)						      System Manager's Manual							service(8)

NAME
service - run a System V init script SYNOPSIS
service SCRIPT COMMAND [OPTIONS] service --status-all service --help | -h | --version DESCRIPTION
service runs a System V init script in as predictable an environment as possible, removing most environment variables and with the current working directory set to /. The SCRIPT parameter specifies a System V init script, located in /etc/init.d/SCRIPT. The supported values of COMMAND depend on the invoked script. service passes COMMAND and OPTIONS to the init script unmodified. All scripts should support at least the start and stop commands. As a special case, if COMMAND is --full-restart, the script is run twice, first with the stop command, then with the start com- mand. service --status-all runs all init scripts, in alphabetical order, with the status command. EXIT CODES
service calls the init script and returns the status returned by it. FILES
/etc/init.d The directory containing System V init scripts. ENVIRONMENT
LANG, TERM The only environment variables passed to the init scripts. SEE ALSO
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