Re: AW: Program runs once correctly, not again until signoff/signon

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, RCLRSC will remove both OPM and ILE programs if they are in 
the default activation group.

The problem is service programs.  Since RCLRSC does not understand 
service programs, it'll see the open files and close them, but it'll 
leave the service programs in memory, and the service programs won't 
understand that their files have been closed.  So next time they access 
a file they'll end up accessing memory they aren't supposed to be using. 
 Usually, this causes them to crash with an ugly error.

ILE activation groups work MUCH better for ILE programs than the default 
activation group.  I don't understand why, after 18 years of ILE, there 
are still people who do foolish things like run ILE programs in the 
default activation group.  Stubbornness never to learn anything new?! 
What else could it be?


On 6/11/2013 11:41 PM, Birgitta Hauser wrote:
> I assume the CL program is running in the default activation group and the
> RPG (service) program is compiled with activation group *CALLER (so it also
> runs in the default activation group).
> The default activation group cannot be ended within a job, but only by
> ending a job.
> When executing the RCLSRC (reclaim resources) OPM programs are removed while
> ILE programs are not. This may cause a lot of problems.
> ... avoid using RCLRSC at least if there are ILE (service) programs running
> within the default activation group
>
> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards
>
> Birgitta Hauser
>
> "Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." (Les
> Brown)
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