RE: Create a stream file in RPG?

[Chris Bipes <rpg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The fun part is converting the "C" function headers to RPGLE.  Yes it can be
done.  I am no "C" expert, don't even have a "C" compiler to play with), But
I have converted some of the "C" api Header that IBM gives us to RPGLE for
TCP/IP Sockets stuff.  I found a great book that is C for RPG programmers.
It gives you examples in RPGIII.  
By Jennifer Hamilton
ISBN 0-9628743-6-1
Duke Press

As for IBM doc's, I found this on the softcopy CD
 
OS/400 Network File System Support
 
Version 4
 
Document Number SC41-5714-01

QB3ADC01 is the softcopy ID.
QB3AVA04 is the softcopy bookshelf with all the API books.


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-----Original Message-----
From: Bale, Dan [mailto:DBale@TFSA.Textron.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 12:14 PM
To: 'RPG400-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Create a stream file in RPG?


>From the wonderful AS/400 Information Center that you can't scan or search:

I.F.S. Introduction

APIs

The APIs that perform operations on integrated file system directories and
stream files are in the form of C language functions. You have a choice of
two sets of functions, either of which you can use in programs that are
created using Integrated Language Environment (ILE) C/400: 

   * Integrated file system C functions that are included in OS/400. 
   * C functions provided by the ILE C/400 licensed program. 

So I took that to mean that I couldn't use them in RPG-IV.  

Yes? No?  Do you have any examples?  I think I need to use QHFWRTSF, as well
as the APIs to open & close the stream file.  Or should I first pursue
writing to a flatfile, then using CPYTOSTMF?

Oh, and if by chance I _can_ use the IFS stream file APIs, where the @#$%
can I find the documentation for them?

- Dan Bale
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