The pittfall of this construction is in the "usually 3 to 5 seconds". Checkout how big your problems will be in the situation that it is more than that, due to whatever reason.
Kees. "David Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > That's pretty good idea, Elardus. > > Thanks, > Dave Cole REPLY TO: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cole Software WEB PAGE: http://www.colesoft.com > 736 Fox Hollow Road VOICE: 540-456-8536 > Afton, VA 22920 FAX: 540-456-6658 > > > > At 5/27/2008 07:11 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote: > >David Cole wrote: > > >All I was suggesting was a very simple mechanism by which jobs could be > >guaranteed to run in the order submitted, nothing more, nothing less. This > >guarantee is already there for some JES2 users (those with CNVTNUM=1). > >Why not make it possible for everybody? > > > >Seeing you got several different excellent replies, please allow me > >to give you > >a proposed solution. It may or may not work for you: > > > >Write a REXX or CLIST where you submit jobs using a list of members as input. > >Put a waiting subroutine (a simple DO loop) between each submission long > >enough to allow JES2 to convert the job and place it in the Input Queue. Wait > >time in a busy JES2 Sysplex is usually 3 to 5 seconds between job conversions. > > > >Having the same jobname for all jobs and placing everything in one input > >queue will help you there. > > > >I do this for 'ad hoc' requests (Not scheduled) where I create datasets, > >create several audit reports and then finally FTP them to customers together > >with e-mail(s) stating that the audit reports are ready. After FTP > >everything is > >then deleted. Some these jobs do indeed submit other jobs via IEBGENER as a > >last step as suggested earlier in this thread. > > > >Will this help you? > > > >Groete / Greetings > >Elardus Engelbrecht > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > >Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
