RE: Checking status of a remote subsystem

Colin,

However, if the subsystem is active then your job will generate a listing of
active jobs, which you don't need. This just slows your job down, especially
if the subsystem has a lot of jobs in it. 

On the ALCOBJ command you can specify a number of seconds to wait. If you
are not able to allocate the subsystem in the allotted time then there is
something wrong (usually a job that won't end normally for some reason).

In addition, by allocating the subsystem to your job, you prevent someone
else from starting it on you, if that is your intention. 

Albert

        -----Original Message-----
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        Sent:   Friday, June 25, 2004 1:19 PM
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        Subject:        Re: Checking status of a remote subsystem

        Albert,

        the better way to do this is to run WRKSBSJOB,

        this will throw "CPF1003     Subsystem &1 not active",

         if the subsystem is not active

        cheers
        Colin.W

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: "York, Albert" <albert.york@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
        To: "'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'"
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        Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 7:38 PM
        Subject: RE: Checking status of a remote subsystem


        > I'm not sure if this is what you mean but if I am trying to
determine if a
        > subsystem is active in a C/L program I try to allocate the
subsystem
        > description exclusively with ALCOBJ. If it is active you will not
be able
        to
        > allocate it.
        >
        > Albert York
        >
        >
        > -----Original Message-----
        > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
        > [SMTP:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Uros Davidovic
        > Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 11:23 AM
        > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
        > Subject: Checking status of a remote subsystem
        >
        > OK, searched the archives, but could not find anything
specifically
        > related to this. I am attempting to retrieve the status of a
remote
        > subsystem (active or not). We have several approaches, some using
        > Java,
        > but I would like to hear all ideas...
        >
        > Regards,
        > Uros Davidovic
        >
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