RE: threading in rpg. was RPG and Web.. (was Using OO conceptsinRPG)

[Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Not having C as an option here, 

If you are on V5R1 or above and have software subscription I believe you
have already paid for the C compiler (Cobol, too!).  It is bundled with all
the compilers, PDM and WDSc.  You need to ask your BP to get it shipped to
you.

>I'm curious if there are ways to implement threads using RPG.

When I went to COMMON several years ago I was in a session where threads
were discussed as a lightweight way to handle variable workloads.  I have
never seen a multi-threaded RPG server.  In most cases, we simulate that
with NEPs feeding off of data queues.  When the delay time gets too long,
submit another NEP to read from the same DTAQ.  When the delay gets too
short, kill the extra job.

It would be interesting to see that done with threads in RPG, but I'm not
too sure of the benefit.  (As in the cost of spawning a thread vs SBMJOB for
the number of tasks we normally need to 'serve'.)
  --buck