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Same way I've done it in the past with previous projects, and am implementing it now for a current project. Just have the routine that writes the file write another file. I usually call mine something like UPLOAD.NOW or such. The, look for that file, ignoring the one that actually contains the data. Once the UPLOAD.NOW file is there, do whatever to the datafile and delete the UPLOAD.NOW file. Same thing F Kolmann said. Regards, Jim Langston fkolmann@revlon.com.au wrote: > Ah, my ignorance is showing, profuse apologies. Saw something about > 'semaphores' once but it was all C code, and I dont know C. Also is the IFS > files the as the files in the QDLS folders. I once did something like this >but > I sent up 2 files. The first file was the one with the data. The second file >had > only one record (byte?) but it triggered the process to process the first >file > and I knew that the first file must have been finished with by the time I got >the > second file. > > David Gibbs wrote: > > > ALCOBJ doesn't work with IFS objects. > > > > At 05:47 PM 9/6/99 , you wrote: > > >Try to do an ALCOBJ *EXCL WAIT(0) and monitor for messages if the lock > > >cannot > > >be applied. If u get the lock then u know nothing esle is using the file. > > > > > >Jocke Berggren wrote: > > > > > > > Is there any way to check if a IFS file is still > > > > under upload from a FTP. (used or something) ? > > > > +--- > > | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! > > | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. > > | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. > > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: >david@midrange.com > > +--- > > +--- > | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. > | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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