Re: Data Area Issue

[sjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

We do something similar and looks like this. 

 C* Loop until lock is successful 
 C* 
 C     *IN90         Doueq     *Off 
 C     *LOCK         IN        RCVTAG                               90 
 C                   Enddo 
 C* 
 C                   Open      P0020 
 C* 
 C* Update RCVTAG with next tag number 
 C* 
 C     *IN90         Doueq     *Off 
 C* 
 C                   Eval      Rcvtag = Rcvtag + 1 
 C* 
 C     Rcvtag        Ifeq      0 
 C                   Eval      Rcvtag = Rcvtag + 1 
 C                   ENDIF 
 C* 
 C     Rcvtag        Setll     P0020                                  90
 C* 
 C                   Enddo 
 C* Update data-area 
 C                   OUT       RCVTAG                               90 
 C* 
 C                   Unlock    RCVTAG 
 C* 

Steve Jones



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I've searched the archives, but can't quite find an answer to my question 
that I'm looking for.  I have the following piece of code:
     ?* set receipt number
     c     *lock         in        rec#dta
     c                   eval      rec#dta = rec#dta + 1
     c                   eval      precpt# = rec#dta
     c                   out       rec#dta 
There can be mulitple versions of this program at any given time (cash 
receipts) and it seems that if both programs hit this the exact same time, 

one blows up.  My questions are:
1. On the OUT opcode, does it automatically release the locks?  Or should 
I be using the UNLOCK opcode as well?
2. Can I use lock logic here like record lock logic that RPG has?

Thanks,

Ron Power
Programmer
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