Re: Weird V5R1 actions with IFS files

["Mike Silvers" <msilvers@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The return code was 0.  The file descriptor was always a positive integer.
That's what is weird....the file gives all indications that it was created.
The problem is that the file is not on the IFS.

Mike

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----- Original Message -----
From: Buck Calabro <Buck.Calabro@commsoft.net>
To: <rpg400-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: RE: Weird V5R1 actions with IFS files


> Mike Silvers wrote:
>
> >I am using the IFS file api's open,
> >close, and write to create a file,
> >close it, open it, write to it,
> >and close it again.  I follow along in debug.
> >There is a file descriptor when the file
> >is opened and when it is closed the
> >return integer is 0 (the correct value).
> >When I look at the IFS, the file
> >does not exist.
>
> About the only advice I can give is always check the return code. If
open()
> returns -1 the file wasn't created.
>   --buck
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