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  3. June 2020

Re: How to properly Ending a background program

Because with %SHTDN, you have to poll for the condition...  i.e. check %SHTDN every second or two to see if an end request was sent.  This is what I mean by "clunky"

With a signal, it calls your designated routine the moment the signal is sent, so you can respond immediately,  no need for polling.


On 6/26/20 10:17 PM, smith5646midrange@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Can you provide a little detail on why a signal handler is better than
%SHTDN or provide some links so I can read up on it myself? I've always
used %SHTDN so your reference to it being "clunky" made me go HUH?


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