Re: Break handling program

Rich,

You can schedule jobs to send a message with the QEZSNMSG API (I hope I spell 
it right). It will send a message to the list of users supplied (in an array) 
and the message "breaks in" on the monitior (maybe dependent on the job 
settings, but at my place it does). I do not think, that you need to change 
delivery modes on MSGQ all the time.

There have been samples of this API on the list (by Carsten Flensberg, IIRC). 
Or I could send you a PGM using this API on Monday, if interested.

Regards,
Carel Teijgeler

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On 27-8-04 at 1:06 Rich Duzenbury wrote:

>I've been asked to change the system in such a way as to interrupt certain 
>workstations at regular scheduled times to perform an >often forgotten task.
>
>I'm considering using a break message handling program, which can be set up 
>via the CHGMSGQ command, and then have a >scheduled job send a message to the 
>workstations at the proper times.
>
>First off, are there any other better methods for such a task?
>
>The more difficult problem with this method is that the CHGMSGQ command needs 
>to be run every time a user logs into the >workstation.  At this site, the 
>initial program is sacred for political reasons and must not be modified.
>
>How might I have a new job run a command without changing the initial program? 
>