Re: Programming Informix 4GL: wait for event

Posted in 2009

Mike Aubury — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:16:27 +0000 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

Care to spec it up ? I'll add it to Aubit4GL next week.... On Friday 13 February 2009 15:12:47 Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > Madison Pruet wrote: > > OK - I suspect that the best way to do what you're trying to do is to > > use a semaphore outside of the server, have the 4GL sleep on the > > semaphore and then use an update trigger on the table to fire a system > > call which would unlock the semaphore. > > And I think that this functionality should be in 4GL and have thought so > for 20 years. :o) > > -- > Cheers, > Obnoxio The Clown > > http://obotheclown.blogspot.com -- Mike Aubury http://www.aubit.com/ Aubit Computing Ltd is registered in England and Wales, Number: 3112827 Registered Address : Clayton House,59 Piccadilly,Manchester,M1 2AQ