RE: Ifs file locking

Hi,

Why not write a web upload program (can even be done in RPG) that puts
the file in the IFS (with a unique name).

This way you avoid all possible conflicts, and restricts users from
directly accessing the IFS.

Kind regards,
Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chamara Withanachchi
Sent: vrijdag 26 december 2008 12:43
To: RPG Programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Ifs file locking

Hi Scott,

My case is like this we have a common folder in ifs and it contain one
txt file and all our system I user can placing one file to it with
contains some txn from pc based software. We are accessing that file
from rpg program and writing then to our db2 files in iseries.

Since lot of users doing this what I want is to lock that particular txt
file while my rpg program is running.

Hope u got my case. And do u know any solutions for this.

Please note that the txt file is having same name for all users. Users
are trained to put txt file by using iseries navigator.




Regards,

Chamara Withanachchi
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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:01:36
To: RPG programming on the IBM i / System i<rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Ifs file locking


Hello Chamara,

Does any one know how to implement a file locking mechanism when ifs
folders/files access from iseries navigator.

I'm not sure what you're asking. When you say "IFS folders/files" which

file system of the IFS are you referring to?

Are you only accessing the files via navigator (in which case, this
question isn't related to RPG, and belongs elsewhere) or are you
referring to files that you create from RPG, and then make available via

Navigator? If so, how are you going about creating them from RPG.

It would help a lot if you'd explain what problem you're trying to
solve. File locking is just a means of solving a problem, there may be
other (easier/better) ways to solve the same problems... but since we
don't know what the problem is, we can't suggest them.