FTP server jobs, triggers, and job reuse

All,

Found a message in the archives that says that the QTFTP jobs are used by a default of 200
connections. However, the same message mentions that the are pre-start jobs and at least on my v5r2
system, the QTFTP jobs are shown as type "Batch - Server" not "Prestart Batch - Server" in iNav.

So the questions:
Are the jobs indeed reused 200 times?

Anyway to control this? For prestart jobs there is a MAXUSE parameter, but as I said, the QTFTP jobs
don't appear to be prestart jobs.


Here's the deal. I have a trigger attached to a file that gets data loaded via FTP. The trigger
program returns with INLR = *OFF, which is fine for a given connection. However, I'd like to have the
trigger program unloaded at the end of the connection and restarted for the next.

I suppose I could make use of ILE activation groups in some manner, but I know triggers are supposed
to run in ACTGRP(*CALLER) for commitment control reasons. That is not an issue here as FTP doesn't
use CC right?

So if my trigger program was compiled, ACTGRP(FTPTRG), then couldn't I have a FTP exit point do a
RCLACTGRP FTPTRG when the next user signs on?

Anybody see any issues with this?

Is there another way?

Lastly, this process will need to work on a v4r5 (yes v4r5) box.

Thanks,

Charles Wilt

Software Engineer

CINTAS Corporation - IT 92B

513.701.1307

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