Re: Ending job immediately after RPG is done

["Mark Allen" <scprideandms@xxxxxxxxx>]

We do exactly the same thing an end followed by a start (and we start before
the backups, it jsut releases any outstanding locks, not many people
checking on colleges at 3:30 am (our time) so we don't run into locks even
after the restart

On 8/17/07, Scott Klement <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> albartell wrote:
> > Does anybody know if there is a way to end an Apache job immediately
> > after the RPG CGI program is done running?  I am working with
> > somebody where this would be a hack for sure, but would solve the
> > problem they have of not being able to get locks on files during the
> > night.
>
> We do a nightly backup procedure that needs access to all files.  Sounds
> similar to your situation.
>
> Our backup procedure is a CL program.  All we do is insert the following
> CL command into the backup procedure:
>
>     ENDTCPSVR SERVER(*HTTP) HTTPSVR(MAIN)
>
> ("main" is the name of the instance we run our CGI programs in).  After
> the backup, we do the opposite with a STRTCPSVR.   IMHO, this is a lot
> more elegant than ending the job after each individual RPG program runs.
>
> Ending the job will be a disaster for performance. You could use
> ACTGRP(*NEW) or end the activation groups, that would accomplish the
> same thing as ending the jobs with much better performance.  Or you
> could write your programs so that they close the file each times (but
> stay activated) which would also accomplish the same thing as ending the
> jobs, but would be much faster.
>
> But I don't see why you'd want to -- just shut down the jobs during the
> time where you need the files -- don't do it on every call!  That's the
> best way to ensure decent performance...
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