RE: opendir()

["Dennis Lovelady" <iseries@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> We have the system() prototype and use it quite a bit here.  But I have
> several million files to index to a database and move from a NTFS
> directory to our NAS.  Invoking the command layer from within an RPG to
> interpret the command string and call some program, (API), under the
> covers seems like a waste of CPU cycles.  Our system is lacking there
> being the first generation Power5 processor @ 1.5Ghz.  I expect this
> job
> to run for days in the background.

I'm not in a position to test this now (I wish I were - I love this stuff)
but if the API truly emulates Unix, then Qp0lRenameUnlink *should* do the
move for you. I'll try this tonight if you don't get to it first.

* Rename file (overwrite if exists)                             
D c_renameforce   PR            10I 0 ExtProc('Qp0lRenameUnlink')
D  old                            *   Value Options(*String)     
D  new                            *   Value Options(*String)     


Dennis Lovelady
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