> 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?
If you use the LOCK command (e.g.: LOCK 17) you're using semaphores. Does that suit your needs? If you're on UniData, you may want to take a look at PAUSE and WAKE. It gives you a way for a process to go to sleep, allowing another process to wake it up. Tim Snyder Consulting I/T Specialist U2 Lab Services Information Management, IBM Software Group ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
