RE: Making sure a job is running

["Bob Crothers" <bob2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

Create a data area for the job someplace.  For example's sake, call it
ISJOBRUNNING

Then, in the job, allocate that data area exclusively.
ALCOBJ ISJOBRUNNING *DTAARA *EXCL WAIT(0)
MONMSG CPFxxxx EXEC(DO) /* Whatever the escape msg for "unable to allocate"
is */
/* What to do if the job is ALREADY running??? */
ENDDO

Then, in the monitor job a loop:

Again:
        ALCOBJ ISJOBRUNNING *DTAARA *EXCL WAIT(0)
MONMSG CPFxxxx EXEC(DO) /* Whatever the escape msg for "unable to allocate"
is */
        GOTO Again
ENDDO

DLCOBJ ISJOBRUNNING *DTAARA *EXCL

/* Now do what ever you need to do when the job is NOT running */

GOTO Again      /* Start watching all over again */

Since I don't have access to a /400 at the moment, there are probably syntax
errors and stuff, but you should get the idea.

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Wills, Mike N. (TC)
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 5:41 PM
To: Midrange - Midrange-L (E-mail)
Subject: Making sure a job is running

I was wondering if there is a way to make sure a job is running on the
system? We have a monitor job that we don't want to shut down and to notify
if it does.

Mike Wills
IT Corporate Support
Taylor Corporation
mnwills@taylorcorp.com
Phone: (507) 386-3187

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