diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2
--- JobControlManager.java	4 Sep 2008 23:01:34 -0000	1.1
+++ JobControlManager.java	10 Sep 2008 20:53:31 -0000	1.2
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@

     List<Driver> driverExec;
     List<File> inputFiles;
     Map<String,String> availableDrivers = new HashMap<String,String>();

+    int maxRun = -1;

 
     JobControlManager()
     {

@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@

     	}
     	try {
     		loop.setLCIORecordSource(new LCIOEventSource("test",inputFiles));

-    		loop.loop(-1,null);

+    		loop.loop(maxRun,null);

     	} catch (Exception x) {
     		throw new RuntimeException(x);
     	}    	

@@ -110,7 +111,19 @@

         }
         
         // get the root element

-        Element root = doc.getRootElement();            

+        Element root = doc.getRootElement();        
+        
+        // setup job control parameters (manually process xml!)
+        Element control = root.getChild("control");
+        if (control != null)
+        {
+        	Element controlElement = control.getChild("numberOfEvents");
+        	if (controlElement != null)
+        	{
+        		maxRun = Integer.valueOf(controlElement.getText());
+        		System.out.println("set maxRun <" + maxRun + ">");
+        	}
+        }

         
         // get list of driver elements from the file
         List<Element> drivers = root.getChild("drivers").getChildren("driver");