RE: ExtProc('stat') and a timeout

Thanks a bunch!!

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:46 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: ExtProc('stat') and a timeout

Tim

Let's see - documentation says it returns an integer

int access(const char /*path/, int /amode/);


It returns 0 if your test is good. path is a regular character
variable, null-terminated - can use something like what you have with
stat. amode is by value, integer again. To test for existence, set amode
= 0.

From Scott Klement's site -
http://www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs_ebook/morecmds.html

That'll give you what you need.

HTH
Vern

tim wrote:

Thanks Vern,

Do you have any sample code for this?



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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:04 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: 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?