Re: Using SHTDN in an interactive program

[Rick Rauterkus <ricker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But is the program waitting for user input the whole while?  If so,
you are never getting to the SHTDN command before the job ends.


> I am using *CTRLD.

>> How is the session being ended?
>>
>> If *IMMED is used, SHTDN doesn't matter. In order to give your
>> applications time to shut themselves down, you _have_ to use
>> *CTRLD.

>>> I have an interactive program in which I update the Audit File
>>> when user exits the application. I also intend to update the file
>>> when the interactive session is control ended using ENDJOB or user
>>> session is Timed out.
>>>
>>> I am using SHTDN with an indicator . If the indicator is on I
>>> update the Audit File. For some reasons or other its not working.
>>> Please advice.