RE: Controlled shutdown of a Java "daemon"

[Steve Martin <smartin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

An example (in a CL):
RTVJOBA    JOB(&JOB) USER(&USER) NBR(&NBR) ENDSTS(&ENDSTS)
IF         COND(&ENDSTS = '1') THEN(GOTO CMDLBL(END))     

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Pluta  [SMTP:joepluta@plutabrothers.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 2:23 PM
> To:   JAVA400-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Controlled shutdown of a Java "daemon"
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> Okay, now that that's out of the way... the way I usually shut down my
> servers is with a shutdown request.  What's wrong with that approach?  And
> if you MUST use the shutdown technique, write a small subsystem monitor
> that checks for shutdown, and sends shutdown requests to the Java
> applications.
> 
> Joe
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: marshall@dpslink.com
> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 15:52:08 -0500
> 
> >I'm running a java program as a daemon process in it's own subsystem.  It
> 
> >is initiated via RUNJVA in a CL program.  The job responds to requests 
> >placed on a data queue.  It never ends, it justs waits on requests.
> >
> >So far this is working great, but I am looking for a "nice" way to shut 
> >the thing down.  I'd like it to end via a controlled shutdown of the 
> >subsystem (ENDSBS xxxx *CNTRLD).  Currently, a controlled end of the 
> >subsystem without a delay time value will cause the subsystem to never 
> >end.
> >
> >I'm hoping there is a way for my java program to check that a controlled 
> >shutdown has been requested so that it can shut itself down in an orderly
> 
> >fashion and end via a System.exit(0).  Any ideas???
> >===
> >Marshall Dunbar
> >DPS, Inc.
> >marshall@dpslink.com
> >(317)574-4300 (800)654-4689
> >====
> 
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