RE: framework question

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> From: Franco Biaggi
> 
> Could you please explain me how to build a transaction that involve
> multiple files updates without journaling ?

We don't "build transactions" on the iSeries, Franco.  We update the
records.  That's because THE ISERIES DATABASE DOES NOT CRASH.  So, if I
need to update three records, I update them.

Remember, I could always do my own journaling.  If this was some sort of
super-critical update that required ultimate security, I could read the
records, write the before images to a safe place, update the records,
then clear the before images.  In effect, I could do my own commitment
control.  But why do you think you need commitment control?  Who has
told you this is a requirement?  When have you ever seen an iSeries fail
to write to disk?

Remember, the iSeries can lose a disk drive and still keep running.
This is why I don't use other machines than the iSeries for my database.

Joe