Re: Deleting stream files with slashes in the name

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Albert, you might try wildcards, as in this IBM knowledge base article:
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Certain non-OS/400 interfaces to the Integrated File System may create 
stream files with invalid names. The file names may have invalid or 
characters that cannot be typed (for example, a reverse image block). An 
attempt to delete this file using Option 4 from the WRKLNK screen will 
result in message CPD018A, Path name contains embedded nulls . An attempt 
to delete these from a mapped drive on a PC will also fail. If this is the 
case, it may be possible to delete the file using wildcard support. For 
example, assume a STMF exists which is named /homedir/testfile@@@@@@ where 
each of the '@' represents an invalid or character that cannot be typed. 
The following command, using a wildcard, may successfully delete the file:

RMVLNK '/homedir/testfile*'

Caution: To prevent deleting files that you wanted to keep, run the WRKLNK 
'/homedir/testfile*' command to check for files you want. If there are 
files, move them, and then run the RMVLNK '/homedir/testfile*' command.
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You might also try it from Windows Explorer.

HTH

Vern

At 03:51 PM 4/2/2003 -0800, you wrote:
> We have some stream files on the AS/400 that got created with slashes in the
> name. Now we can't delete or rename them. WRKLNK shows the file but when I
> select option 4 it says it can't find the file.
>
> Is there any way to get rid of them?
>
>
> Albert York