Re: Can this be done in EGL?

I know I could access the windows file directly from the iSeries (using /qntc if I'm not mistaken).

But I also know that this takes a loooooong time. Especially if the iSeries is located here in Kontich and the file is in China. And you want to retrieve the timestamp for 20+ files at the same time.

Also, the file will be in a directory that is protected from access by "regular" users, so I'd have to get around that security in some way.

Anyway, I have meanwhile found out that we can create web services in IBS Integrator, a tool we have already in-house, so I think we'll go that route.

Too bad, I'd have loved to get my hands on EGL for this.

Thanks for the help anyway.

Peter Colpaert
Software Engineer - PLM Development Team
Philips Consumer Luminaires
Tel: (+32) 3/459 13 17
Fax: (+32) 3/450 74 33
Address: Industrieterrein Satenrozen 11, 2550 Kontich, Belgium
Email: Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: egl-i-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:egl-i-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Dennis Lovelady
Sent: woensdag 23 juni 2010 18:36
To: 'EGL on and around the IBM i'
Subject: Re: [EGL-i] Can this be done in EGL?

Robert is correct.

Have a look at the stat() function (API).

For help with that you can ask here or at midrange-l after reviewing
Scott's
book at http://www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs_ebook/ifs_ebook.pdf

Scan for "retrieving stream file stats"

Dennis Lovelady

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