Re: Problem with SBMJOB (RPG III)

["hrishikesh kotwal" <hdkotwal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Thanks Peter, Mike . .
Regards,

Hrishikesh Kotwal

>From: Mike.Collins@syan.co.uk
>Reply-To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
>To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: Problem with SBMJOB (RPG III)
>Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 14:13:49 +0000
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>Absolutely what I had in mind. Have a key of job number followed by such a
>counter.
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>"Peter Colpaert" @midrange.com on 13/12/2001
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>You could keep a counter in a data area, and add 1 to it every time you
>submit a job. Use the number as a parameter..
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>This is what I use to create unique member names for work files ('M' + 9
>digits).
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>When the highest value of 999999999 is reached, then the counter restarts
>at 1, because normally by that time there will be no more jobs pending of
>that long ago.
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>Hope this helps.
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>Peter Colpaert
>Application Developer
>Honda Europe NV
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>"hrishikesh kotwal" @midrange.com on 13/12/2001
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>I adopted your suggested methodology to write a workfile in data library
>which
>has a primary key of job number. You had also suggested that if more than
>one
>job was to be submitted from the same interactive session for this process,
>then another unique identifier other than the job number, would be
>essential.
>I need to know which will be the other best unique identifier.
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>Please advise, your suggestions have helped me see brighter days :-).
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>Thanks & Regards,
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>Hrishikesh Kotwal
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