Re: Shared activation groups... any example?

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Charles

I believe I was told that shared activation groups was an idea that never went anywhere - no way to set - no way to use. Unfortunately it is displayed on DSPPGM and DSPSRVPGM, I think.

Vern
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From: "Charles St-Laurent" <dringpiece@xxxxxxxxxxx> 

> Hi! 
>
> I want to implement a DTAQ server this way: 
> 1) I start the server in a named shared activation group 
> 2) Each time my server receives a request, a paramater is received to 
> indicate if the request has to be executed as an interactive or as a batch 
> job, using my shared activation group 
>
> The reason I want to use shared activation groups is: I want to load my 
> service programs once and keep the files opened between calls until the end 
> of my activation group 
>
> I want to reuse previously loaded programs and previously created open paths 
> to my files, so my data files won't be opened / closed each time I execute 
> my SRVPGMs from within my DTAQ server. Two scenarios are possible: 
>
> 1) My DTAQ server receives a request to execute my programs in interactive 
> mode and reuse previously loaded programs and previously opened files 
> 2) My DTAQ server receives a request to execute my programs in batch mode 
> and reuse previously loaded programs and previously opened files 
>
> Most of my programs uses embedded SQL to select records from files. 
> Actually, programs prepare the statement, declare a cursor, open the cursor, 
> do fetch(es) and close the cursor. 
>
> I didn't find any documentation related to shared activation groups. No 
> example at all. Can you please help me? 
> Or if you have a better idea about how to do what I want to do, all 
> suggestions are welcome... 
>
> Charles St-Laurent 
> Consultant Berco 
> Technologies 
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