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		  | psandip | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:04 am    Post subject: Using shared variable and additional instances together | 
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		   Novice
 
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				Hi,
 
 
I am using a shared variable for my message flow. The message flow generated a filename based on timestamp and assigns this name to the shared variable. A check is made within the compute node to see whether the shared variable is null or does it have a value. If it is null, the the filename is generated and assigned to it else, no need to assign a new name. Now suppose 10 instances of this message flow is to be deployed. once the shared variable is populated with a filename, can the other 9 flows access this value or they see it as null? _________________ With Best Regards,
 
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		  | nheng | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:18 am    Post subject: Re: Using shared variable and additional instances together | 
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		    Apprentice
 
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	| psandip wrote: | 
   
  
	Hi,
 
 
I am using a shared variable for my message flow. The message flow generated a filename based on timestamp and assigns this name to the shared variable. A check is made within the compute node to see whether the shared variable is null or does it have a value. If it is null, the the filename is generated and assigned to it else, no need to assign a new name. Now suppose 10 instances of this message flow is to be deployed. once the shared variable is populated with a filename, can the other 9 flows access this value or they see it as null? | 
   
 
 
 
Declare it be external variable .Look t it in document | 
			   
			 
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		  | WMBDEV1 | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:38 am    Post subject: Re: Using shared variable and additional instances together | 
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		   Sentinel
 
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	| nheng wrote: | 
   
  
	| Declare it be external variable .Look t it in document | 
   
 
 
 
How will this help? Please tell us what you hope to gain by using the EXTERNAL keyword in this context? | 
			   
			 
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		  | sirsi | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:19 am    Post subject:  | 
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		   Disciple
 
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				| psandip: shared variables are shared across all threads(instances) of the flow... | 
			   
			 
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		  | Sam Uppu | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:23 am    Post subject:  | 
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		    Yatiri
 
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				Just curious to know - which means we should not use multiple instances of the flow when shared variables are used in a flow?.
 
 
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		  | sirsi | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:31 am    Post subject:  | 
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		   Disciple
 
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