Robert wrote:
>So to decide if a channel is due, just have to read an update_base, and
add on the frequency *
>period, then compare that calculated time to current time and see if it
thus due.

>After the channel is updated, the update_base gets advanced by
update_periods until its next
>calculated due date is in the future. (The update_base doesn't just
advance one update_period
>alone, to handle the case where the computer has been abandoned for
awile).
>So the conduit would just write the new update_base key and it wouldn't be
due.

I think the above statments conflict.  I think what you mean is that to
decide if an update is due I just compare the update_base to the current
time.  Then after I do the update, I add on frequency * period to the
current time and store it as update_base.

Can you tell me if this is correct?

Bill



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