Re: system event trigger whenever a source file member is updated

The data will be received into a DB file member. But, yes, I have no say over
what files/members will be used.

I do do know it will always be the same file name, so this can be hardcoded into
the program. I won't know the member names, or when they arrive.

Syd Nicholson



Quoting thomas@inorbit.com:

> Syd:
>
> On Wed, 13 March 2002, Dr Syd Nicholson wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately, I have no flexibility or control over the software
> > sending the FTPed data. The data will arrive in a new file member and
> my
> > program needs to respond to this.
>
> I'm still trying to understand this. Are you saying that the target
> system -- i.e., your system -- has no say over what directory path and
> file name is used for the transfer? (The source system decides the
> library and file name?) Is it in fact required that this transfer be
> received into a database file member rather than as a streamfile?
>
> If you could receive the transfer as a streamfile and the transfer
> resulted in an "event trigger", would it then be acceptable for you to
> convert the streamfile into a database format as part of the trigger
> action?
>
> Tom Liotta