If you are running unix, you could have an email alias run a script that triggers the phantom, then to start the phantom, just have unix send an email to that address.
George > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-u2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:owner-u2- > us...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Tom Whitmore > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:57 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: [U2] Inter-Process Control... > > We have two phantom processes. The first phantom needs to wait for an > event > to occur with the second phantom. I realize that I could have the > first > phantom loop, check, then sleep. However, I'd like to avoid wasting > resources. Back on the Prime, I could use semaphores, to control this > flow > and this was clean, and simple. Has anyone come across a means of > having a > phantom wait on "something", so it only wakes up when it needs to > perform its > function? > > To try to explain better: > > Phantom1: > Loop > Wait on semaphore > Perform a shared process (batch updates would be an example) > Repeat > > > Phantom2 (3, 4, ...): > Loop > Process records > Notify semaphore > Repeat > > Thanks, > Tom Whitmore > RATEX Business Solutions > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
