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Hello Daniel,

I have written code that scans a database overnight for a customer. (this
too has to run for over 8 hours). It does this using Suns JDK 1.1.8 on
Windows 98 and have never had a problem (except my own bugs that were my
fault). However I do not seem to think that 8-10 hours is not a huge
burden for reliability.

I used to run a java server (for simple database connections) on Linux. It
was great (would run 4 weeks+ easy non stop) unless the server ran out of
memory, then it would crash asap. This also used Suns JDK (1.1.7). I
eventually changed this to servlets because these are even more reliable
and other reasons.

So my advice is that Java probably will not be your greatest problem it
will be:
a) Operating System, if your os wont run for 8 hours, no program ever
will,
b) Make sure you have enough memory as Java will use up heaps.

Moz
Trembath wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Im asking this with a question in mind, but its also to gather related
> information and opinions.
>
> Im looking at writing a few simple point of sale programs using Java
> Applications.
>
> They are simple programs, and hardly resource intensive, but what is
> important is stability. They need to be able to run for 8-10 hours at a
> time without restarts.
>
> They would be the only applications running.
>
> Can anyone suggest a platform and setup to run these, and any other
> pieces of usefull information? Hardware/Software etc.
>
> I've not had experience with anything similar in Java so I don't know
> what to expect.
>
> Thanks
>
> Daniel