Re: Data base triggers

A trigger program that is "fired" by data base management is an
"interruption" in the normal update process of the record (kinda like an
exit program).  That's why you set an *ESCAPE message to end the program
right there if you find an error and want to stop the normal completion of
the record update.  By the same token, you can change the buffer and then
let the update go on through and the effect is that you have just updated
the update.

BTW, you want *YES on the ALWREPCHG parm.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Langston" <jlangston@conexfreight.com>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 4:36 PM
Subject: Re: Data base triggers


> I believe you want to specify ALWREPCHG(*NO) on the ADDPFTRG
> command.  Help for this is:
>
> Allow Repeated Change (ALWREPCHG) - HELP
>
> Specifies whether repeated changes to a record within a
> trigger are allowed.
>
> The possible values are:
>
> *NO
>   Repeated changes to a record within a trigger are not
>   allowed
>
> *YES
>   Repeated changes to a record within a trigger are
>   allowed.
>
> >From what I understand, that means if a trigger program changes a record
> if you have a *CHANGE trigger, it will be called if ALWREPCHG is set
> to *YES, otherwise, it will not call it a second time.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
> Tom Tufankjian wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to have a trigger program update the record whose update
> > triggered it without having it re-trigger itself infinitly?
> >
> > I know that's an awfully long sentence so I'll try to give an example.
> > 1.  A record is updated in a file
> > 2.  The update triggers a program
> > 3.  The trigger program updates a timestamp field, for example.
> >
> > Would step 3 cause the trigger program to execute again?
>
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