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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Hello Kepler Users</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I have what I call a negotiated loop involving three actors. The is negotiated in the sense that as a result of a test it can only do one go-around:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">ActorA sends event to ActorB which requests info from ActorC which responds with the requested info to ActorB, which based on this info, sends a request to ActorA for an action. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Well, no question about it, there is a loop here, but what do I need to do to avoid this "Zero-delay loop"?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">In other such situations, I set a global flag ("parameter") in one actor and from another unconnected graph in that actor, polled and read that flag and then acted on the contained information. But in this case, immediate servicing of the original event is required. Polling in not an option here. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Any help most welcome.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Maurice Yarrow</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Nortel Networks Research Labs</FONT>
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