Re: File update after abnormal program termination

Hi Don -

>Does anyone know how I can ensure the field in the file gets cleared when
>the job is terminated or will I have to redesign the process?  We are at
>V4R1 and RPGIV is not an option here as the program must be compiled to
>ignore decimal data errors (no, I had nothing to do with it but must now
>maintain it).

The method I use, when starting from scratch, is to keep in the record, in
addition to the flag field, the job name, user name, and job number of the
job that sets the field.

When a program wants that record, if the flag field is set it calls an API
with the job information to determine the status of the job that set the
flag.  If that job is not found or is in status *OUTQ, the program wanting
the record disregards the flag and sets the flag and job information fields
for itself.

So I don't clear the flag when there is an abnormal end, I implicitly clear
the flag when someone else wants the record and the flag is still set.

Ken
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