Re: Process Delay

["Raul A. Jager W." <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Never ending programs are quite frecuent, just think on Apache, 
Sendmail, DB2, etc.  There are not something very new, I remember 
writing NEPs in the S/34.

Now, doing a loop just to wait is only acceptable in a single user, 
single process computer, like the DOS PC.
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Peter Dow (ML) wrote:

> Depends.  My engineering professor pointed out that if you're writing
> software for a life-support machine, why would you want it to end?
>
>  
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Bob Cozzi
> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 7:52 AM
> > To: 'RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries'
> > Subject: RE: Process Delay
> >
> >
> > Wasn't that the first lesson on the first day of school "Never create a
> > never ending loop"?  <g>
> >
> > -Bob Cozzi
> > www.RPGxTools.com
> >