RE: Easy way for a CL program to run through an IFS directory?

Mark-

Pardon me for jumping in here, but there are a large number of
applications that store themselves or their files in the IFS.

-- WebSphere is one application we use here. Although it uses the
'normal' DB2 for data storage, programs &c live in the IFS. Installing
updates requires loading a 'normal' PTF. This PTF plops stuff into a
directory in the IFS. To complete the PTF, you must find the directory
the PTF created, then run a procedure using QSHell to update the IFS
portion of WebSphere.

-- WebQuery-- Same type of process as WebSphere.

-- GENTRAN (actually, their GIS product) lives and breathes in the IFS,
although it, too uses DB2 files for data storage. Installing, updating,
etc. also require use of QSHell.

-- We create PDF copies of spooled files and eMail them to ourselves and
others. The PDF copy lives in the IFS (only temporarily-- the procedure
is supposed to clean up after itself).

-- Other web-based applications we've created live in the IFS, but use
DB2 for data storage.

One common thread seems to be that the application developers do use DB2
for data storage (even if they use SQL to manipulate the data). This
takes advantage of all the security built into the operating system!

Paul E Musselman