Sending Users Messages - SNDBRKMSG

[rasaro]

It looks like SNDBRKMSG does not work in Genie? What is the best method for messaging users in Genie? Some of our update programs that run in batch send a break message to the user to alert them if the job completed normally. Also, sometimes we need to send a message to all of the users on the system and we currently use SNDBRKMSG to do this.

[Scott Klement]

Rick,

It's not possible for a program on IBM i to initiate a connection to the web browser. The browser must always initiate all connections to the server, and not vice-versa. So, SNDBRKMSG cannot interrupt a users screen in a browser. But, Genie should see the break message the next time it submits/receives another screen from the server.

I gave a much more detailed, technical answer to this in the following thread:
http://www.profoundlogic.com/forum/view ... =38&t=2114

For sending out a message to all of your users, I would use e-mail. This is a much more modern approach, and will even reach people who are not usimg 5250 displays. :-)

For notifying if a job is completed, they should see the notification the next time they submit a screen.

[rasaro]

Ok Scott, thanks. Makes sense.