RE: monitor for the existence of a file on the IFS

["Carl Galgano" <cgalgano2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard:
On our web site, under downloads is a DIR (directory) utility that will
allow you to display an IFS directory to an outfile.  From there you can
read the contents of the outfile and use the CPYFRMSTMF command to get
the data and then do a DEL to delete the IFS file.  The utility is free.
cjg

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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Richard B Baird
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 10:31 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: monitor for the existence of a file on the IFS


Hey all,

I'm looking for a way to have an NEP batch job periodically (say, every
5 min or so) monitor for the existence of a file (any file, any name) in
a specific folder on the IFS.

what I want to do is to monitor for a situation - a user moves/copies a
file into a folder on the ifs - and have that action start a process
where the as/400 uploads the file, deletes it off the ifs and processes
the file.

most if this stuff is pretty basic, but the piece i'm clueless about is
how an rpg program (or clp, or whatever) can go looking for files in the
IFS, without knowing the name.  The file could be named anything, but
then I will need to determine that name so I can upload it to the 400
(via cpyfrmimpf).

any ideas?

thanks,

Rick

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