Re: qsnddtaq monitoring

You can use RTVCFGSTS in a cl program to return the condition of the
communications line. Call the CL, let it determine the status of the
communications, handle it and return the condition to the calling program.

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R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Berendt <rob@dekko.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, February 25, 2000 4:05 PM
Subject: qsnddtaq monitoring


>Most API's can be monitored by checking for the optional error data
>structure.  But IBM left that feature out of qsnddtaq.  The problem I
>am having is that I am using a remote data queue, and on occasion the
>comm is down.  Do I need to:
>A)  Take the call out of RPGILE and call a separate CL program,
>B)  Wrap the call to qsnddtaq around a call to QCAPCMD
>C)  Any of your fine suggestions?
>
>My goal is to:
>if error
>VRYCFG remote *off
>dlyJOB
>VRYCFG remote *ON
>DLYJOB
>retry
>If still error
>snd email
>die
>
>'cause in this case the VRYCFG did the trick.  But that is tangential.
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