Tim, I believe the reason for the "Start in order to Stop" process is required in order to stop Unix Daemons that are running as a part of the process. I agree that the code to handle STOP and MODIFY commands is quite simple, but I don't have any experience starting and stopping Daemons.
......Larry -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Hare Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 4:22 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Historical question regarding the stop command I'm sure this has been asked and answered somewhere in the dusty archives of this list, but I honestly couldn't figure out a way to formulate a search for it that would return mostly useful information.... Does anyone know the historical/technical reason for some products, (at our shop CA-Datacom and possibly SAS SHARe) requiring you to START a task, to STOP their started task? I know it's ridiculous of me but it drives me nuts to have to start something when I want to stop something else. I've written code of my own which handles the STOP and MODIFY commands, so I know that it's not extremely difficult; it's pretty well documented in the manuals too if I recall. I wrote the code years ago, so it's not like the ability just became available, either. So - anyone know why this particular technique is used? Is there some technical reason for it? Thanks for any and all information and/or entertainment your answers will provide... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Prince George’s County Government or Prince George's County 7th Judicial Circuit Court proprietary information or Protected Health Information, which is privileged and confidential. This E-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited by federal law and may expose you to civil and/or criminal penalties. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail and any printout. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
