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Subject: Re: Can't delete files in the IFS
From: Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:52:41 -0400
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Frank (fbocch2595) wrote:
>>> I'm unable to delete certain files from the IFS.? IBM support has
>>> no way to delete them.? These objects were created by our HA
>>> replication software and the HA vendor doesn't know how to remove
>>> them either.? IBM says they have a hidden character.? ?

Mark Walter wrote:
>> I've had luck with stuff like this using qshell.

Mark Walter wrote:

sorry didn't read far enough.

color me stumped.

Using QShell might still work, if you can use a wildcard to do the deletion, to avoid not being able to type the unprintable characters.

Alternatively, you could try to use Unix-type file APIs like opendir() and unlink() to avoid any stripping off of characters that the shell might be doing.

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