Re: [C400-L] Called C program kills caller on return when job has ALWMLTTHD(*YES) specified

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello James,

You wrote:
>I don't know anything about what you are doing so maybe this question is
>stupid, but why are you calling another program with a main() function?
>Why not make program 2 a function dummyc()?

Because I need the second C program to be callable as the CPP for a
command.  (Besides, I should be able to call a C program from another C
program.)  Here is some background for the processing.

I have a command which invokes C program X which submits job J

I have a command which invokes C program Y which submits job K

Jobs J and K communicate with each other and must be capable of being
started and stopped independently.

In certain circumstances job J must start job K so the easiest way to do
this is to call program Y since that program already does the necessary
validation and setup work.

I really don't want to put all the function of program Y in a service
program (or similar) and make Y simply a wrapper for it.

I do have an alternative approach where I can spawn() job K which will
work but if someone can verify this problem occurs on 450 or 510 then
I'll open a PMR on it because I think it is broken.  Since my machine is
still on 440 (for various reasons) and 440 is out of support I am loath
to bother IBM  if it is a 440 problem only.

I do have 450 and 510 but notinstalled yet and I am not rich enough for
multiple AS/400s :(

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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