RE: ExtProc('stat') and a timeout

["tim" <tim2006@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Vern,

Do you have any sample code for this?



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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Vern Hamberg
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:04 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: ExtProc('stat') and a timeout

Hi Tim

 I usually use "access" function for checking existence on the IFS. 
Unless there is something you need from "stat", "access" is 
lighter-weight, I believe. If it returns a zero, the object exists. That 
object can be a *DIR (folder). I don't know whether "access" will lock 
it up, however.

HTH
Vern

tim wrote:
> I am using stat to determine if a folder exists. The folder is located on
a
> windows server. Command works great when the server is up, but when the
> server is down, the command locks up. 
>
> Code to check if folder exists...
> statstr = '/qntc/11.0.0.15/flr/' + %char(name) +  x'00';
>
> xxyy = stat(statstr:mystat);     
>
>
> Is there a some kind of timeout value I can set so that this wont lock the
> user screens?      
>
>