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Sorry for some wrong edit: Modification as following: I found some IFS tips from search400 for your reference: EDTF option 9 (I use this option quickly for subdirectory or option 4 for files) Or use FTP rename function Detail as following: Deleting IFS directories that contain files Terry Brown 07 Jun 2002, Rating 2.82 (out of 5) Option 4 on WRKLNK allows you to delete only a directory if it is empty. If you first move up one level in the directory structure and then use option 2 to display the parent directory, all of the objects in the parent directory are displayed. You can then use option 9 to delete the desired directory (and all subdirectories) even if the directories contain files or symbolic links. ADMINISTRATOR Delete stubborn IFS entries Robert Clay 10 Oct 2001, Rating 3.83 (out of 5) Hall of fame tip of the month winner Sometimes, if users have access to the IFS through Windows, files with strange names appear in the IFS. For example, "C:{filename}", etc. If you try to delete them using the WRKLNK command and option 4, you get an error message that the file doesn't exist even though it appears in the directory listing. Here's how to delete them: Start an FTP session. (Yes, you can FTP to the same machine.) Change the name format. namefmt 1 OR na 1 Switch to the IFS directory where the bad file exists. cd {dir} If necessary to remove ':' and '' characters, rename the file: RENAME sourcefilename newfilename Delete the file del newfilename That's all there is to it! Now, go clean up your IFS. -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of York, Albert Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:52 AM To: 'MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: Deleting stream files with slashes in the name 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 _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. _______________________________________________ This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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