Re: ESQL/C: sqlsignal() Question

Rajendra Singh wrote: > > What types of applications should use this function? Should I use > this function in all my programs or just those programs which fork() > new processes? > -- > Mr. Rajendra Singh, B. Sc. (raj@innocent.com) > "What is understood need not be discussed." - Loren Adams Hi, I think you should use this function, if you want to catch signals while the communication functions receive some data from the back-end. I realy don't know, how Informix implemented the communication part, but they must either ignore signals during the read operation, or they have to handle incomming signals. ( see also your UNIX manual: function "read()" and what will happen if you catch a signal during a read operation ). That's why I think you should use the sqlsignal() function not only in child processes, but also in your parent process. Bye Stefan