Re: Start a job based on a file being placed in a directory in the IFS

You may want to have the sender send another file (a trigger file,
maybe with the same name, different extension) after the target file
has been transferred. Once you see the trigger file, you know the
target file transfer is done. You can also have the sender transfer
the target file with a .tmp extension (or something), and the sender
can rename the file when the transfer is done.

On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Jeff Young <jyoung0950@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

All,
Is there any way to automaticaly start a job based on when a file is placed
in a directory on the IFS?
I have a client that will be uploading a file from an external system (MS
SQL Server) and they would like to have a batch job startup on the i when
the file is uploaded.
I know that I can have a program monitor the directory by reading the
directory and when the file is present, fire off the batch job, but is
there an easier method?  If not, how can I determine that the file upload
has completed before I start the batch job?

All suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks,


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Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst
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