distrenjob->jobnum = general_info.highest_jobnum;

  distrenjob->type = 1;

  distrenjob->name = name;

  distrenjob->submitter = submitter;

  distrenjob->email = email;

  distrenjob->priority = priority;

  distrenjob->width = width;

  distrenjob->height = height;

  distrenjob->total_frames = (end_frame - start_frame + 1); /* sets the total number of frames in animation for status purposes */

  distrenjob->frameset = malloc(sizeof(struct frameset) * distrenjob->total_frames);

  if(!distrenjob->frameset)

    {

      distrenjob_free(&distrenjob);

      return 1;

    }

  /* prepares all the frames by setting that status to "unassigned" */

  counter2 = start_frame;

  for(counter = 0; counter < distrenjob->total_frames; counter++){

    distrenjob->frameset[counter].num = counter2;

    distrenjob->frameset[counter].status = FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED;

    counter2++;

  }

  _distren_asprintf(&path_with_num, "stor/job%d/out/", distrenjob->jobnum);

  fprintf(stderr, "creating dir '%s'", path_with_num);

  /* add job to queue */

  fprintf(stderr, "\nprepare_distrenjob: attempting makeJobDataXML()\n");

  makeJobDataXML(distrenjob);

  fprintf(stderr, "\nprepare_distrenjob: attempting distrenjob_enqueue()\n");

  distrenjob_enqueue(head, distrenjob);

  general_info.jobs_in_queue++;

  fprintf(stderr, "\nprepare_distrenjob: attempting updateJobListXML()\n");

  updateJobListXML(head);

  fprintf(stderr, "\nprepare_distrenjob: attempting updateGeneralInfo()\n");

  updateGeneralInfo();

  fprintf(stderr, "\nprepare_distrenjob: attempting updateJobStatsXML()\n");

  updateJobStatsXML(distrenjob);

  return 0;

}

/** distrenjob_enqueue: This function adds the job to the queue based on its priority */

  struct distrenjob *prev_job = head; // create pointer to previous job

  struct distrenjob *current_job;     // create pointer to current_job (which job is being compared to)

  // iterate through linked list of jobs

    if(current_job == NULL){ // if it has reached the end of the list, add job there

      break;

    }

    else if(job->priority < current_job->priority){ // if job's priority is less than current_job's priority, insert job

      prev_job->next = job;                        // keep in mind 1 is the highest priority given to jobs, head has a

      job->next = current_job;                     // priority of zero so it will always be before other jobs

      break;

    }

    prev_job = current_job;

  } /* for(current_job) */

}

/** Changes the priority of an existing (and maybe running) job. @arg head I may end up changing the head if job == head */

void change_job_priority(struct distrenjob *head, struct distrenjob *job, int new_priority){

  distrenjob_remove(head, job);

  job->priority = new_priority;

  struct distrenjob *current_job;

  struct distrenjob *prev_job = head;

  if(job->frameset[0].status == FRAMESETSTATUS_UNASSIGNED)

    /* if job was not yet started */

    distrenjob_enqueue(head, job);

  else{ // if job has already been started, place it before the jobs with the same priority

    // iterate through linked list of jobs

    for(current_job = head; current_job != NULL; current_job = current_job->next){

      if(current_job == NULL){ // if it has reached the end of the list, add job there

        current_job = job;

        break;

      }

      else if(job->priority <= current_job->priority){ // if job's priority is less than or equal to current_job's priority, insert job

        prev_job->next = job;                        // keep in mind 1 is the highest priority given to jobs, head has a

        job->next = current_job;                     // priority of zero so it will always be before other jobs

        break;

      }

      prev_job = current_job;

    }

  }

  updateJobListXML(head);

  makeJobDataXML(job); // because priority is changed

}

/**

  Frame Finder: matches your computer up with a lovely frame to render, starts looking at oldest job first

  @TODO: We must return both jobnum and framenum

  @TODO: Add calls in main()

  @return 0 success, other: error

*/