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Calling another program with release

  • October 29, 2021
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Nelson Schroth
I have a need to track some statistics with Web Services operations.  The U2 programs that run under the covers all call a subroutine that picks up some control file flags, so it seems like that would be the place to log the stats (one program change covers all 22 operations)

I do not want to impact the responsiveness of the web services any more than necessary.  I see the following choices:
  1. hard code the stats update logic in the shared control flag pickup subroutine
  2. call a new external subroutine that actually does the stats update
  3. find a way to call the external subroutine and keep going while the external subroutine continues until it has finished updating the appropriate stats (kind of call and release).  Unfortunately, I do not see such a command in U2 Basic (not CALL, EXECUTE, PERFORM or CHAIN).
If anyone can offer some real world advice or suggestions, I would appreciate it.

Nelson

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    Manu Fernandes
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    I have a need to track some statistics with Web Services operations.  The U2 programs that run under the covers all call a subroutine that picks up some control file flags, so it seems like that would be the place to log the stats (one program change covers all 22 operations)

    I do not want to impact the responsiveness of the web services any more than necessary.  I see the following choices:
    1. hard code the stats update logic in the shared control flag pickup subroutine
    2. call a new external subroutine that actually does the stats update
    3. find a way to call the external subroutine and keep going while the external subroutine continues until it has finished updating the appropriate stats (kind of call and release).  Unfortunately, I do not see such a command in U2 Basic (not CALL, EXECUTE, PERFORM or CHAIN).
    If anyone can offer some real world advice or suggestions, I would appreciate it.

    Nelson
    Why not starting a PHANTOM ?
    EXECUTE 'PHANTOM PROG ARGS'...?
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    • Anonymous
    • November 5, 2021
    I have a need to track some statistics with Web Services operations.  The U2 programs that run under the covers all call a subroutine that picks up some control file flags, so it seems like that would be the place to log the stats (one program change covers all 22 operations)

    I do not want to impact the responsiveness of the web services any more than necessary.  I see the following choices:
    1. hard code the stats update logic in the shared control flag pickup subroutine
    2. call a new external subroutine that actually does the stats update
    3. find a way to call the external subroutine and keep going while the external subroutine continues until it has finished updating the appropriate stats (kind of call and release).  Unfortunately, I do not see such a command in U2 Basic (not CALL, EXECUTE, PERFORM or CHAIN).
    If anyone can offer some real world advice or suggestions, I would appreciate it.

    Nelson
    If on UniVerse and using a PHANTOM command here (which sound s a useful approach)  it's worth adding NOTIFY IGNORE first.

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