Re: List IFS files in a folder using SQL (was: Those new SQL things on IBM i)

On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:18 PM, Alan Shore <ashore@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

[We have a giant IFS directory with millions of files that isn't being purged.]

We have since included other directories into our ifs purge process, and we hope that because the warehouse does not work from Friday night to Sunday morning, this will give us time AND the necessary access to this large ifs directory

OK, so... maybe this is a dumb question but... can you not just add
this directory to your purge process and let it take its course?

Now that I have explained the dilemma, does anyone know if these sql services will have the capability of not only listing the contents, but also being able to delete the contents with certain criteria (age etc.) of a directory?

Well, if I've correctly understood the posts from other people, who
are more familiar with the available views and services, there isn't
as yet much if any IFS support. That was actually one of the main
points I was trying to make in my post.

When I spoke of better IFS support in the future, I just meant that
seems to be where IBM is heading. And that's my own, naive point of
view. I don't have any insider information or anything.

For your particular issue, assuming that for whatever reason your
existing purge process is not up to the task, I would recommend
writing an IFS-centric script. Use Qshell or PASE. I'm guessing you
just need something that works, not something that must be written
solely in SQL.

(And if for some reason you do need to write solely in SQL, then you
can just extend what I said to Jeff: use QSYS2.QCMDEXC, use QSH. You
will just need to do more than simply list the names; you'll have to
grab the timestamp info and delete as needed. But this is all
achievable using the same overall approach of calling out to CL and in
turn calling out to QSH.)

John Y.