Re: Qsysopr message program.

[thomas@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Given that break-handling programs can handle this automatically via the 
RESET() parm of CHGMSGQ, I'm not sure why any other solution is needed.

Tom Liotta

On Tue, 07 August 2001, "Steve Richter" wrote:

> Simon said:
>
> >Receiving the last message and waiting for the next message is the correct
> >way of handling this rather than half-arsed suggestions about using magic
> >messages or checking dates and times.
>
>
> The stop,start msg method also works well with the data queue/background
> processor setup. The bp is pgm'd to end when the stop msg is rcvd. Sometimes
> the bp starts, rcvs an old "stop" msg and ends. Adding a "start" msg solves
> that problem. The bp ignores "stop" msgs until a "start" msg is rcvd.
>
> Another example of the algorithm/template solution being superior to the
> technical solution: The algorithm solution has more than one application.
> The technical solution only solves one problem.
>
> Steve Richter

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