Re: Trying to check if IFS object exists

[Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>]

https://www.rpgpgm.com/2023/05/why-do-my-sql-results-show-pointer.html


On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 1:28 PM Art Tostaine, Jr. <atostaine@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I posted to the RPG list about a problem with Scott K.'s IFSDIR function.
> I'm trying to see if a file name exists in my IFS but I want to use a
> wildcard.
>
> I decided to try and use this SQL but the path_name returns *POINTER. Do I
> need to cast the result or something?  V7R3
>
> SELECT PATH_NAME
> FROM TABLE(QSYS2.IFS_OBJECT_STATISTICS('/tmp' ,'YES'))
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