RE: [WDSCI-L] path a file name

["McCallion, Martin" <martin.mccallion@xxxxxxxxx>]

MWHopkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> I had a foobar when I was retrieving a file via ftp that I 
> put in the IFS. 
> The problem is that I put a path name in the file name parm, 
> so now I have 
> a file in the root with a name like a path. "\ftpgpl\ftp\eds" is the 
> actual file name on the IFS. Anytime I try to rename, copy or 
> move the 
> file, the OS thinks I am working with the path, not the file 
> with the name 
> like a path.

If you go into QShell you should be able to delete or rename it using
wildcards.  Something like this:

        cd /
        mv \\ftp* new-file-name

to rename it, or:

        rm \\ftp*

to delete it.

Note that the wildcard will match anything else in the same directory that
begins with \ftp, so you may have to modify that somewhat.  Notice also the
doubled backslash: that is to tell the shell that you really mean a
backslash character.  I'm not totally sure that this works in QShell, but it
does in most shells.

Cheers,

Martin.

-- 
Martin McCallion
Senior Technical Consultant
Misys Wholesale Banking Systems
1 St George's Road, London, SW19 4DR, UK
T +44 (0)20 8486 1951
F +44 (0) 20 8947 3373
martin.mccallion@xxxxxxxxx
www.misys.com

This email and any attachments have been scanned for known viruses using
multiple scanners. We believe that this email and any attachments are virus
free, however the recipient must take full responsibility for virus
checking. This email message is intended for the named recipient only. It
may be privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended named
recipient of this email then you should not copy it or use it for any
purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. You should contact
the Misys Banking and Securities Division as shown below so that we can take
appropriate action at no cost to yourself. 

Misys Banking and Securities Division, 1 St George's Road, Wimbledon,
London, SW19 4DR, England. Email: banking.postmaster@xxxxxxxxxx Tel: +44 (0)
20 8879 1188 Fax: +44 (0) 20 8947 3373