From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,c801c83579cfd38b X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1995-02-09 12:04:53 PST Path: nntp.gmd.de!newsserver.jvnc.net!nntpserver.pppl.gov!princeton!rutgers!sgigate.sgi.com!sgiblab!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!waikato!comp.vuw.ac.nz!navy.mil.nz!usenet From: jtown@fossa.navy.mil.nz (John Townsend) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: OCCAM programming probs Date: 9 Feb 1995 20:04:53 GMT Organization: Royal New Zealand Navy Message-ID: <3hdsh5$q8u@destroyer.dswe.navy.mil.nz> References: <792175283snz@joino.demon.co.uk> Reply-To: jtown@fossa.navy.mil.nz NNTP-Posting-Host: frigate.dswe.navy.mil.nz Date: 1995-02-09T20:04:53+00:00 List-Id: In article <792175283snz@joino.demon.co.uk>, huey@joino.demon.co.uk (huey) writes: >Can any one help with a small program that operates numerous functions >CONCURRENTLY using the SPOOL technique ? > >What I am trying to do is have a spooling queue that acts as a buffer between >several user terminals and/or programs and several print spooling programs all >which run concurrently.i.e the buffer acts as a queue. > >The only functions reqd are to Append, Remove or reorder the queue. > >Any suggestions on how to approach/complete this ??????? > I'm not sure that I understand what you mean by the SPOOL technique, but I have done a fair amount of Occam proggramming, though it was a year or so since I last did any. >From what I understand that you want (buffering) I can't see any problem, except perhaps with the re-ordering. Occam lend itself very well to this problem, and if you are really desperate, I can probably find a code example somewhere. Of course, It may be that I don't understand what it is you want :-) o/\o/ \o_ _o/ \_o o_/ Happiness <) ( ) \/ ( )\/( is / \ /\/ / \ /\ \/\ /\/ Dancing / | | | \ / | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have two loves in life: Dancing, and my SO. Fortunately, I dance with my SO!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------