☜	Event Processing Draft MDC Standard					☞

6.3.4 Event processing

Event processing provides a mechanism by which a process can execute specifiable commands in response to some occurrence outside the normal program flow. Event processing can be done using either a synchronous model or an asynchronous model. Synchronous event processing is enabled by issuing the ESTArt command, and disabled by issuing the ESTOp command. Asynchronous event processing is enabled by issuing the ASTArt command, and disabled by issuing the ASTOp command.

It is possible to temporarily block asynchronous events from being processed using the ABlock command. This temporary block is released using the AUnblock command. Events can be generated by running processes using the ETrigger command.

Asynchronous event processing and synchronous event processing cannot both be enabled at the same time for any event class.

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