re: processing a file -Reply -Reply -Reply

John Carr wrote,

Roberts example is pretty slick though. It might have some problems if you
needed a serial update of the file.  One of the programs reading from the
data queue might get held up and one of the other ones might update the
file out of order. 

Your'e right there...not everything goes into a data queue...now expand
the file processing to other needs.. posting data from stores...posting
batches with members...I have queue programs that the input is a file
member name and the program that should run...sending spoolfiles to
remote systems...we are writing one now to ease submitting jobs to
remote systems...also have one doing on-line credit applications for 500+
sales people...we run 3 processing programs and they all are serviced,
the other choice...each sales rep do their own...address validation for us
is a key...each order entry rep now has 6 or 7 extra libs in the jobd to do
validation..we will pull that apart and let a que program do the validation
and just send answers back and forth....

Bob Kerr
Director of Data Center Services
NordicTrack


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