RE: VB6 cannot delete IFS file after installing XP SP2

["Buzz Fenner" <bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Scott,

Thanks for the pointer to the thread.  I had a sneaking suspicion that
Windoz was the culprit here.  I'll probably look into using the root.

> There was a thread discussing this issue in the iSeries Network forums.
> The following link will take you there, but requires a (free) membership
> to the iSeries Network:

> http://www.iseriesnetwork.com/Forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=58&Message_ID=142299

> Basically they changed windows (in hotfix Q812937, which is installed with
> service pack 2) in a manner that is incompatible with the way that QDLS
> works.

> The only solution that I've seen so far is to stop using /QDLS and use a
> more modern filesystem such as "/" (root) or /QOpenSys.  These filesystems
> are faster, have fewer limitations, and work properly with all versions of
> Windows XP.


Buzz Fenner
Systems Analyst/Network Administrator
City Water & Light
870.930.3374
mailto:bfenner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx





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