RE: Open files problem?

Eric,

I think you took the right turn.  As far as I'm concerned you are doing the
right thing.

Scott Mildenberger

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeLong, Eric [mailto:EDeLong@Sallybeauty.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 10:03 AM
> To: 'rpg400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: Open files problem?
>
>
> Ok, I probably misunderstood something about this, but I was under the
> impression that running ILE applications as *Caller from a
> program in DAG
> was an invitation to disaster.  I use *Caller for service
> programs, NOT for
> ILE applications.  All apps are compiled to *NEW or a named
> Activation Group
> (QILE).  Did I err in my caution?  My recollection is that *caller ILE
> applications started from an OPM program would try to scope
> ILE resources to
> the DAG which cannot be reclaimed. Did I take a wrong turn on
> that issue?
>
>
> Eric DeLong
> Sally Beauty Company
> MIS-Sr. Programmer/Analyst
> 940-898-7863 or ext. 1863
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jade Richtsmeier [mailto:jade.richtsmeier@mcis.cog.mn.us]
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 9:27 AM
> To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Open files problem?
>
>
> We are going to have the situation of an OPM program calling
> a series of ILE
> programs.  The ILE programs are compiled with an activation group of
> *caller, and all is well.  The only problem we have is that
> there are files
> opened in service programs that are not be closed when the
> OPM program is
> exited.
>
> We've come up with three options of handling this:
>
> 1.  Have the OPM program execute a shut down routine that
> would close all
> files that have been opened.  The problem with this is, how
> do you know what
> files have been opened, unless you know all of the details of
> each file that
> was opened when a service program was called.
>
> 2.  Use a named activation group when calling the ILE
> programs, and have the
> OPM program reclaim the activation group at the end of the process.
>
> 3.  Leave the files open.  What issues are we going to have
> to deal with if
> we do this?
>
> Thanks for any and all input!
>
> Jade Richtsmeier, Programmer/Analyst
> Minnesota Counties Information Systems
> 413 SE 7th Avenue
> Grand Rapids, MN 55744
>
> 218.326.0381 Ext. 21
> 218.326.3544 Fax
> jade.richtsmeier@mcis.cog.mn.us
>
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