Re: [RE: [RE: Whats the best way to run a CL every 30 min]]

[Frank Kolmann <fkolmann@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"York, Albert" <albert.york@nissan-usa.com> wrote:
> I was referring to a method to signal a never ending program (NEP)
> to wakeup, rather than have it do a DLYJOB. 
> This is can be done very easily with a data queue or message queue,
> even in a C/L program. 
> 
>

Agreed, although I often wonder just what the AS400 is doing 'under the
covers'.  Just how does the DLYW or DEQW or MSGW or EOFW actually work, in the
end there must be some sort of NEP in the bowels of the OS, DLYJOB has its
uses but is never elegant in a wait loop.

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