RE: Can PC detect active job?

How about when the job to be monitored is running, it creates a record in a 
physical file, and then locks it?

The job wanting to check the monitor attempts to lock the same record.  If the 
record is not found, or the record is not locked, the other job must not be 
active.

I think ODBC can call a stored procedure, so the stored procedure on the 400 
would attempt to lock up the record, and if it succeeds, unlock the record and 
return a 'TRUE' value, if not, a 'FALSE' value.

Just my .02

Regards,
Rich

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
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eric.delong@pmsi-services.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 3:42 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Can PC detect active job?



     One of our FoxPro developers is rewriting part of our EDI system. 
     He needs a method to check if a process is active. He has requested 
     that this be an ODBC solution (no ADO). The only idea I've had that 
     seems plausible is a log file that stores job starting and ending 
     timestamps for the process he wants to monitor. Any other ideas?
     
     Please respond to the following address as I'm taking a few days 
     off for my wedding. All ideas are appreciated.
     
     TIA
     eric.delong@prodigy.net


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