vbscript/batch file gurus - how do I tell if a job is stuck?

[guyguy1]

I have a script that runs every so often from cron (nncron in Windows), and if it gets stuck it holds up all the jobs.

Ideally I'd like to send out an alert or have it kill itself and restart if it's taking too long.

This is in Windows 2000 server.

Im not sure if this is the right spot..