Re: Verify IFS Path & File name string is valid

["Lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx" <lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, I think this is probably the way to go.

Thanks

On 1/29/2010 8:22 PM, JK wrote:
> Sam,
>
>   We had a similar situation when we used poi or jar to write to the IFS.
> Every so often something would try to create a dir or file containing
> characters that made qlansrv unhappy so I added a couple of routines to a
> utility service program that was automatically pulled into the compile via a
> binding directory. Not fancy but it works from RPG or CL.
>
> JK
>
> cleanpath = FixBadPathName(%trim( oldpath ));
> cleanfile = FixBadFileName(%trim( oldfile ));
>
>
> DBadFile          C                   '/\:*?"<>|$'
> DOKFile           C                   '__________'
> DBadPath          C                   '\:*?"<>|$'
> DOKPath           C                   '_________'
>
> *==============================================================
> * Name...: FixBadFileName
> * Purpose: Replace invalid chars in file name
> * Returns: corrected string
> * Params.:
> *  String      : (input) String to correct
> * Log....:
> *  28Jun05 JEK- Created
> *---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> P FixBadFileName...
> P                 B                   export
> D FixBadFileName...
> D                 PI           256    Varying
> D String                       256    Varying const
> D w_String        S            256
>
>   /free
>    w_String = %xlate (BadFile: OKFile: String);
>    Return  w_String;
>   /end-free
>
>   P FixBadFileName...
> P                 E
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:36 PM
> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Verify IFS Path&  File name string is valid
>
> I want to be sure that if the called program tries to create a file with
> the path and file name that it won't fail.  The resultant file will be a
> PDF that will be redisplayed in a browser using a .NET app.  Thus I have
> the feeling that there are certain characters that can't be used, for
> example ?, :,<,>.
>
> Sam
>
> On 1/28/2010 7:17 PM, Scott Klement wrote:
> > Do you mean "valid" in the general sense of "it's physically possible to
> > create a path with this name" or do you mean "valid" in the sense of "my
> > boss will allow us to utilize names like this" or do you mean "valid" in
> > the sense of "points to a directory that already exists"?
> >
> > Or what do you mean?
> >
> > If you mean in the most general sense -- I don't think there's any
> > possible character string that's not a valid path name.
> >
> > On 1/28/2010 4:10 PM, Lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > An RPG program will be building an IFS path and file name string and
> > > will pass it to another program to create the file. Is there an easy,
> > > or any, way to verify that we have built a valid path and file name?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Sam