Re: opendir()

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I looked at this api - it seems to suggest that it cannot modify the 
path underlying the filename, so I don't think it will work. There are 
several usage notes on this.

But see my latest post with THE ANSWER!!!

Vern

Dennis Lovelady wrote:
> > 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)
> >     
>
> Occurs to me that I should be more obvious.  Usually I'm about as subtle as
> a sledgehammer.  An example would be:
>     rc = c_renameforce('/my/old/dir/file11': '/other/new/dir/file11') ;
>     if (rc = 0) ; 
>          // good job...
>     else ;
>          // look at errno here.
>     Endif
>
> Dennis Lovelady
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/dennislovelady
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