Re: Keeping Writers Writing

Here is one method. I am not at an AS/400, so if anything is too vague, let me
know.
1. Create a nessage queue to use for writer messages.
2. When writers are started, specify the new message queue in the STRPRTWTR
command.
3. Write a program that does a RCVMSG from the new message queue. The program 
can
examine the
    message data and Message ID to determine what action to take. Make it a
neverending program.
Problem solved
Bob Larkin

Robert J Blackburn wrote:

> Background:
>
> We send many reports to PC printers during our night time batch process and
> more than occasionally we lose connection with them.  When you take a retry
> on the msgw the writer ends and must be restarted.  After it is restarted,
> everything is fine.  I have been testing the RTVCFGSTS to see if it started
> etc.  However, if the writer is up and running or has msgw it returns code
> 60 - Active.
>
> Question:
>
> Is there a way to automated way to check if there is a msgw and restart the
> writer?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bob
>
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