RE: opendir()

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> to
> > interpret the command string and call some program, (API), under the
> > covers seems like a waste of CPU cycles.  Our system is lacking there
> > being the first generation Power5 processor @ 1.5Ghz.  I expect this
> > job
> > to run for days in the background.
>
> I'm not in a position to test this now (I wish I were - I love this
> stuff) but if the API truly emulates Unix, then Qp0lRenameUnlink
> *should* do the move for you. I'll try this tonight if you don't get to
> it first.
>
> * Rename file (overwrite if exists)
> D c_renameforce   PR            10I 0 ExtProc('Qp0lRenameUnlink')
> D  old                            *   Value Options(*String)
> D  new                            *   Value Options(*String)

Occurs to me that I should be more obvious.  Usually I'm about as subtle as
a sledgehammer.  An example would be:
    rc = c_renameforce('/my/old/dir/file11': '/other/new/dir/file11') ;
    if (rc = 0) ; 
         // good job...
    else ;
         // look at errno here.
    Endif

Dennis Lovelady
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