Executing independent Forte processes

Question

Ed,
You can create a very lightweight client object that has no windows and
launch it via an OS ftexec call. Using -fnw in the ftexec will indicate
that there are no windows. You can also include custom environment
variables that the client can pickup through task.part.CmdLineArgs. The
client object's startup method would in turn launch the process on the server.
Hope this helps,
Hunter
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 08:14:28 -0500
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Subject: Executing independent Forte processes
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We're attempting to set up a scheduler(external of the Forte
environment) for executing discrete Forte processes in a batch mode.
My questions are:
1. Is there a method for creating a distribution that does not
have a client partition? Basically, we want to define a
process to run on a server without a user-interface and
execute the process through an FSCRIPT call or something
similar. I know that you can run a project using FSCRIPT,
but this is in development mode.
2. Has anyone successfully set up a method for executing Forte
deployed applications through an operating system
command-line interface, Escript, or Fscript scripts?
3. What about using a c call-in to execute discrete Forte
processes? We've used a setup which uses a c program,
passing data to a socket, having a forte agent listen on
that socket, and conditional logic handles running the
necessary code. This works fine, but the processes are not
discrete(any time you add a process to your list of
executors, they must be integrated with the system agent
conditional piece and become part of the same deployed
application).
Any input would be truly appreciated.
-Ed Best
Deutsche Financial Services
* Hunter Weatherly *
* Albion International *
* [email protected] *
* Pager: 888.287.9206 *
* Work: 800.492.1048 *
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Answer 1

Ed,
You can create a very lightweight client object that has no windows and
launch it via an OS ftexec call. Using -fnw in the ftexec will indicate
that there are no windows. You can also include custom environment
variables that the client can pickup through task.part.CmdLineArgs. The
client object's startup method would in turn launch the process on the server.
Hope this helps,
Hunter
Return-Path: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 08:14:28 -0500
From: [email protected] (Ed Best)
Subject: Executing independent Forte processes
To: [email protected]
Content-Description: cc:Mail note part
Sender: [email protected]
Reply-To: [email protected] (Ed Best)
We're attempting to set up a scheduler(external of the Forte
environment) for executing discrete Forte processes in a batch mode.
My questions are:
1. Is there a method for creating a distribution that does not
have a client partition? Basically, we want to define a
process to run on a server without a user-interface and
execute the process through an FSCRIPT call or something
similar. I know that you can run a project using FSCRIPT,
but this is in development mode.
2. Has anyone successfully set up a method for executing Forte
deployed applications through an operating system
command-line interface, Escript, or Fscript scripts?
3. What about using a c call-in to execute discrete Forte
processes? We've used a setup which uses a c program,
passing data to a socket, having a forte agent listen on
that socket, and conditional logic handles running the
necessary code. This works fine, but the processes are not
discrete(any time you add a process to your list of
executors, they must be integrated with the system agent
conditional piece and become part of the same deployed
application).
Any input would be truly appreciated.
-Ed Best
Deutsche Financial Services
* Hunter Weatherly *
* Albion International *
* [email protected] *
* Pager: 888.287.9206 *
* Work: 800.492.1048 *
**********************************