I agree! Triggers must be globally cataloged, but they can CALL a locally/directly cataloged subroutine that does all the real work.
Also remember to CLOSE your files in the trigger program or you might hit a max file limit (this might not be an issue if the OPENs are done in the 2nd subroutine, but they will burn you for sure if they are in the parent subroutine). John Israel Senior Programmer/Analyst Dayton Superior Corporation 1125 Byers Road Miamisburg, OHÂ 45342 -----Original Message----- From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of Bill Haskett Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2011 12:02 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] UniData Triggers Shaun: Remember, when you start going down the "trigger" path in UD, you may want to simply create two globally cataloged routines: U2.MASTER.TRIGGER.D U2.MASTER.TRIGGER.U ...or something like this. These two triggers simply "call" defined subroutines. We use a TRIGGER.CONF file like: 001 FileName@VMFileName@VMFileName... 002 UpdSubroutine@SVMUpdSubroutine@VMUpdSubroutine@VMUpdSubroutine... 003 DelSubroutine@SVMDelSubroutine@VMDelSubroutine@VMDelSubroutine... ...where field# 2 is used by the "update" trigger and field# 3 is used by the "delete" trigger. With a structure like this you'll be able to insert and remove subroutines into triggers (after you create the trigger), and use "local" subroutines. Plus none of the trigger programs, except the two master trigger programs, will need to be globally cataloged. HTH, Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----- Original Message ----- *From:* <shaun.fergu...@ferguson.com *To:* u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org *Date:* 6/14/2011 7:54 AM *Subject:* [U2] UniData Triggers > We are creating a trigger on a file that is used extensively in the > system. Is it necessary to logoff users when creating an update trigger > on a file or does UniData handle that when updating > the trigger information to the header of the file? The 'help' does not > specify whether trigger creation requires exclusive access to the file > or not. > > Thanks! > > Shaun Ferguson > Applications Architect I > Wolseley Group Services - 12500 Jefferson Avenue - Newport News - VA - > 23602-4314 > T: (757) 989-2916 - F: (757) 989-2801 - E: shaun.fergu...@wolseley.com > www.wolseley.com<blocked::http://www.wolseley.com/> > Wolseley plc registered office Parkview 1220 Arlington Business Park > Theale Nr Reading RG7 4GA United Kingdom > Registration No. 29846 England > > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
