Re: IFS commands

["Bill Meecham" <bmeecham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You could use CHKIN and monitor for the CPF messages.  You could then receive 
the message and process based on the error.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Gibbs" <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: IFS commands


> c.chambers@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > e.g. How does one validate the existence of an Object in the same way that
> > CHKOBJ does.
> 
> I'm pretty sure there is no command to check the existence of an IFS 
> file (at least on the OS400 versions I have available) ... but you can 
> call the C stat API ... check out 
> http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/200105/msg00320.html for an example.
> 
> david
> 
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