RE: Reason for allocating memory

Pulling the plug works :)

On Fri, 26 Jul 2002, Joe Pluta wrote:
>
> > Justin, to ensure you deallocate your pointers, use a cancel handler.
> > There's an example in the ILE RPG Programmer's Guide.  Search for
> > CEERTX.
>
> CEERTX is a VERY powerful tool.  However, with all that power comes danger -
> be SURE that any routine registered via CEERTX checks for all errors and
> ends gracefully.  If an unmonitored message occurs inside a CEERTX handler,
> the job hangs, and cannot be terminated externally (well, ENDJOBABN may
> work, haven't tried that).  At this point, even ENDSBS *IMMED won't work
> (this can cause some consternation during nightly backups).
>
> Joe