Re: obtaining system uptime

Depending on the situation, you could simply use a DLYJOB (Delay Job)
Command.
----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Bipes <rpg@cross-check.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 11:06 AM
Subject: RE: obtaining system uptime


> Change your startup program to put the system time stamp to data area.
> Rtvsysval qdate &date
> chgdtaara ipldate &date
> ... repeat for qtime.
>
> For waking up ever xx seconds, you can wait at a data queue for xx
seconds.
> If no data received, do your normal processing.  I like data queues
because
> you get more control.  You can send data queue entries to end/re-start or
> change the wait time to the data queue and your program wakes up instantly
> and processes the data queue entries.
>
> Good Luck,
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: James David Rich [mailto:james@dansfoods.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 2:50 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: obtaining system uptime
>
>
> I need to get the system uptime or the time when the system was last
> booted into a program.  An all night review of the books at publib.ibm.com
> gives me nothing useful.
>
> I also need something to wake up my program every 120 seconds or
> so.  Something like signal handlers.
>
> Anyone know how to do this?
>
>
> James Rich
> james@dansfoods.com
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