Re: More CPYFRMIMPF question - Monitor for bad path...

There's an API that can test for the existence of an object in IFS - it's
called "access". You can use it in ILE RPG but not CLLE.

return_value = access(path, 4)

is about it. return_value is 0 if exists, -1 if not.

Anyone know the SRVPGM for this? It's from unistd.h


At 03:16 PM 3/27/02 -0500, you wrote:

>More on CPYFRMIMPF....
>
>I want to monitor for a failed copy.  for instance, a bad path name entered
>or really, any other message.
>
>The only escape message to monitor for listed in the command help is
>CPF2817 - Copy command ended because of error.
>
>problem is, when I enter an invalid FROMSTMF path, it doesn't give me this
>message:  it must have something to do with interim steps the command
>takes.
>
>If I enter an invalid path, and look at my job log, the following messages
>are gen'd:
>
>Ownership of object QCPIMTEMPS in QTEMP type *USRSPC changed.
>Ownership of object QACPTEMP01 in QTEMP type *USRSPC changed.
>Member MYFILE file MYFILE in MYLIB cleared.
>File QACP296636 created in library QRECOVERY.
>Member QACP296636 added to file QACP296636 in QRECOVERY.
>File QACP296636 in library QRECOVERY was created.
>Object not found.
>Ownership of object FRCP296636 in QRECOVERY type *USRSPC changed.
>Ownership of object TOCP296636 in BAIRDR type *USRSPC changed.
>0 records copied from member QACP296636.
>Object QACP296636 in QRECOVERY type *FILE deleted.
>File QACP296636 in library QRECOVERY was created.
>
>So, it looks like it doesn't care if the file exists in the specified
>FRMSTMF path.  it clears the destination file (if *replace is spec'd) and
>copys zero records.
>
>I also tried to monitor for 'Object not found' (CPFA0A9) but it is a
>diagnostic, not an escape message.
>
>you would think an invalid path would make the command bomb, whouldn't you?
>
>So, I guess my real question is:
>is there an equivelent to CHKOBJ for a file in the IFS?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Rick
>
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