TCP/IP Server concepts (RPGLE)

[David Gibbs <David.Gibbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, here's a question for all you "Bare Metal" Programmers out there...
 
I've got a simple TCP/IP server written in V3R2 RPGLE and it works ... but I
need to make the process more robust.
 
I need my server program to be able to handle multiple clients at the same
time... but in a "Stateful" manner (i.e., the server has to do a whole bunch
of work for the client and keep track of what is going on).  Kinda like
evoking an ICF comms program and carrying on a conversation (send, receive,
send receive, etc).
 
>From my research, I've determined that if the server were written in C... on
Unix... I would use the "fork()" operation to detach from the current
process into a child process and the socket would handed off to the child.
The server program would then allocate another socket and go back into a
"listen()" mode.
 
Is this basic logic possible to do in V3R2 RPGLE?  Am I biting off more than
I can chew?  
 
Thanks!
 
david
 

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David Gibbs
Sr. Software Engineer
Mortice Kern Systems US, Inc.
2500 S. Highland Ave., Suite 200
Lombard, IL  60148

phone: (630) 495-2108 x5004
http://www.mks.com <http://www.mks.com/> 
mailto:dgibbs@mks.com <mailto:dgibbs@mks.com> 


Opinions expressed are strictly my own and do 
not necessarily reflect those of my employer.

 
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