RE: Call in ILERPG response time slow

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Brad,

The time to call Program A will be affected by any calls it contains to service 
programs.  The system must 
resolve the service program (to see it still exists and that the user has 
sufficient authority), must 
activate the service program (load into activation group), and verify the 
signature.  All this happens when 
Program A is called, NOT when the first routine in the service program is 
called.  If their are many service 
programs or one gigantic all-singing, all-dancing service program you will see 
a delay in the load of Program 
A -- although once it is loaded the actual calls to routines in the service 
program will be faster than 
dynamic calls.  Of course, this is more noticable on the smaller AS/400 models  
-- a 600 for instance.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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> Date: Thu, 22 Oct 98 09:50:00 -0500
> From: "Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@taylorcorp.com>
> To: "'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'" <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Reply-To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: RE: Call in ILERPG response time slow

> 
> Jerry,
> >  

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> >   
> > Make program B a service program.  It will take a little longer for
> > program A to   start, but calls to program B will be very fast.  With
> > this method, you won't be able   to call program B from a command
> > line,
> > unless you create another program to run from   the command line that
> > invokes the program B service program. 
> > 
>       [And Brad Said:]  I think you have this a little confused.  The
> first call to program B will be the same as a regular call, but
> subsequent calls to program B will be faster.  Service programs are
> bound by reference.  The first call contains the overhead because it has
> to resolve program B and all that other fun stuff.  :)  The call to
> Program a should no be affected by adding a call to a service program
> inside of it.
> 
> Bradley V. Stone
> Taylor Corporation - OASIS Programmer/Analyst 
> bvstone@taylorcorp.com
> Phone: 1-507-625-6464 x3147
> Fax: 1-507-625-8937
> >  
> > __________________________________________________________
> > Jerry R. Keppler      Pattonville School District
> > Computer Programmer   11097 St. Charles Rock Road
> > (314) 213-8045 Voice  St. Ann, MO 63074-1509
> > (314) 213-8650 Fax    mailto:kepplerj@pattonville.k12.mo.us

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