All, As someone once said there are about a dozen ways to do something...I need to regroup and review.
Sent from my iPad Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer www.identityforge.com On Feb 1, 2012, at 8:26 AM, "McKown, John" <john.mck...@healthmarkets.com> wrote: > Being a bit of a UNIX partisan, I'd do a fork()/exec() to run the > application. You'd fork()/exec() "/bin/sh -c" to run a UNIX REXX script. This > UNIX REXX script uses ADDRESS TSO to run a TSO REXX program (yes, it's > getting complicated) to do what the JCL usually does. When the TSO REXX > finishes, the UNIX REXX script continues, and subsequently finishes. When the > UNIX REXX script finishes, the shell finishes and the originating program can > be informed via a SIGCHLD signal. Or it can just "hang" itself in a UNIX > wait(). > > If you're really good, you may not need the TSO REXX. I just think it's > easier to convert JCL to TSO REXX than UNIX REXX. > > OK, this is likely going overboard. It would require a major rewrite of the > STC's current code. But it does give an example of running another process > asynchronously with the originator being informed of completion. > > Of course, depending on what the STC is doing in the mean time, the creation > of the dataset can be eliminated by using a named pipe, or perhaps even an > anonymous pipe. Have the asynchronous process write to the named pipe. Have > the main STC read from it. The main STC will "wait" in the "read" of the pipe > until the subprocess starts writing. And will get an EOF on the pipe when the > subprocess does a CLOSE on it. Come to think of it, this will even work with > a batch job submitted via the INTRDR, so long as you are running on the same > system. If you really need the dataset for later, have the final step of the > batch job use IEBGENER to copy the dataset contents to the named pipe. > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * > john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or > proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and > issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake > Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of > TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Hunkeler Peter (KIUP 4) >> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 1:12 AM >> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu >> Subject: Re: Intrdr >> >>> There is a STC running , similar in characteristics as CICS, runs all >> the time. >>> Submits a job via Intrdr, job creates a Qsam file, STC must wait for >> job to complete, >>> Because STC needs the data and it is single thread... >> >> Why does it have to be a submitted job? Can't you just link to the >> program, or programs one after the other, that create the >> file? Knowing >> more about this requirement might trigger new ideas. >> >> -- >> Peter Hunkeler >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
