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Re: Event driven was Re: Hmmmm.....$1 Billion

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 09:27:50 -0500, rob@xxxxxxxxx <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> How does one simultaneously do a data queue operation and a screen read?
> VARPG (from what I've heard) supports event driven stuff, but not RPGILE.
> For example, the user is on a screen, but then another event comes in
> (let's say a critical update from a shop floor counter) and it needs to
> update the screen.  Traditionally your RPG or COBOL is waiting on the read
> of the screen and is not checking the data queue at the same time.

I gave my take in another message, but basically you use 
  OVRDSPF   dspf( abc )  dtaq( xyz )

-Steve

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