Re: Controlled ENDJOB of Interactive Pgm

[Gary Guthrie <GaryGuthrie@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Katherine,

I'm the author of the referenced article in the March 1999 issue of
NEWS/400.

Sounds as if you might want to look into cancel handlers. Let me know if
you have questions.

Gary Guthrie
REAL Solutions Technical Support
NEWS/400 Technical Editor



"Coleman, Katherine" wrote:
> 
> We are looking into this solution with GREAT enthusiasim!!  The chance to
> use an API and subprocedure - not just to try it out - but with a practical
> use!!  Our shop is about 70% ILE RPG (if its new its ILE - if you touch it
> /convert it!!) with service pgms, modules and bound pgms and other good
> stuff.  But unfortunatley sometimes you need a reason to act progressively!!
> Thanx muchly to Mike!!
> 
> >We are reducing our inactive "time out" system value and want to do some
> >controlled shut down processing in an interactive job.  All I have read
> says
> >the ENDJOB done on a timeout is *CNTLRD not *IMMED.  But we do not seem to
> >be getting the opportunity to use the SHTDN op code or *PSSR.  Any
> advice???
> 
> Katherine,
>      If i remember correctly,there was an article in NEWS/400 regarding
> registering exception handlers. You would need to use ILE programs and
> each program would need to have some standard code inserted.
> Then when the job is ended, you gain control back in your program to handle
> closing of files etc & signoff.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Further to my response, the NEWS400 article is from March 1999 regarding RPG
> Exception Handlers, .
> 
> Mike
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