Re: Using SHTDN in an interactive program

But is the program waitting for user input the whole while?  If so,
you are never getting to the SHTDN command before the job ends.


> I am using *CTRLD.

>> How is the session being ended?
>>
>> If *IMMED is used, SHTDN doesn't matter. In order to give your
>> applications time to shut themselves down, you _have_ to use
>> *CTRLD.

>>> I have an interactive program in which I update the Audit File
>>> when user exits the application. I also intend to update the file
>>> when the interactive session is control ended using ENDJOB or user
>>> session is Timed out.
>>>
>>> I am using SHTDN with an indicator . If the indicator is on I
>>> update the Audit File. For some reasons or other its not working.
>>> Please advice.