Re: Need to retrieve the LCK status of a file in my REXX PGM; what's the cmd/etc.

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/06/2008, at 7:58 AM, Dave Odom wrote:

> I need to retrieve the lock status of a "table" on the i5 (the i)  
> in my REXX PGM.  I need to know the lock status and, if possible,  
> the type of lock returned in variables.  Is there some command/ 
> something that will return what I need?  If so, what is it?

No command in the OS but the List Object Locks API could be used.  
Rexx can call programs via the CALL command but that's messy. Better  
would be to create a RTVxxx command to return the required  
information and use that from Rexx.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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