Re: MIDRANGE-L Digest, Vol 7, Issue 2208

["Charles Wilt" <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

That would do it.

SHARE(*YES) would help since you're returning with *LR=ON.  But you can't
simply turn it on without testing it like any other change.

There isn't a magic wand, a poorly performing application is going to need
changes in order to perform better.

Charles

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 2:26 PM, Marvin Radding <
marvin.radding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> John,
>
> Yes, all RPG programs end with *INLR = *on. And it would be 52,000 times
> because the same pricing routines are called twice for each record.
>
> The pricing routine is a very complex system and I will not be allowed to
> modify it unless I can justify it and then Q/A has to have the time to test
> it, which I am told could be a 6 month process. So I am trying to find a way
> to make it run faster without modifying the one set of programs that makes
> our business profitable.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marvin
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> message: 8
> date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:14:16 -0800
> from: "John Earl" <john.earl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: RE: Question about reducing program start overhead
>
> Marvin,
>
> You didn't reference it, so I have to ask about the most obvious
> performance tax - Are you opening and closing these programs every time
> you call them, or are they left open at exit?
>
> Leaving the programs open at exit will spare you the cost of program
> initialization 26000 times.
>
> jte
>
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