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  3. September 2009

Re: ExtProc('stat') and a timeout

Hi Tim

I usually use "access" function for checking existence on the IFS. Unless there is something you need from "stat", "access" is lighter-weight, I believe. If it returns a zero, the object exists. That object can be a *DIR (folder). I don't know whether "access" will lock it up, however.

HTH
Vern

tim wrote:
I am using stat to determine if a folder exists. The folder is located on a
windows server. Command works great when the server is up, but when the
server is down, the command locks up.
Code to check if folder exists...
statstr = '/qntc/11.0.0.15/flr/' + %char(name) + x'00';

xxyy = stat(statstr:mystat);

Is there a some kind of timeout value I can set so that this wont lock the
user screens?

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