Re: stat API

I've tried that with no success...

Thanks,
T





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TAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Could someone please provide a working sample of using the stat API in an
RPG program? I've tried everything and the return code is always -1.

All

other API calls (open file, read, etc.) work fine. My hunch is that the
trailing spaces in the file name are causing the problem buut I don't

know

how to get around that. RPG is not my strong suit.

IIRC, the stat api requires the file name to be terminated with a null byte
x'00'.

try: filename = %trim(filename) + x'00'

FWIW: I was just digging into a problem with the stat api and a file who's
name had a trailing blank in it. Confused the hell out our program that
trimmed the trailing blanks and added the null.

david

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