Re: opendir() - THE ANSWER

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chris,

> Ok I am just going with using the system API and the MOV command. It
> works.

I would give some thought to using the CL program approach instead of 
the system() API.  There are a few reasons why:

a) Special characters in the path names...  In particular, if you have 
any single quotes in the pathnames, they have to be doubled-up with the 
system() approach.  With a CL program, you wouldn't have to.

b) Performance.  With a CL program, part of the interpretation of the 
command string is done at compile-time.  With system() you're doing it 
at run-time.

These considerations may not be an issue in your shop, I don't know.  I 
just wanted to be sure that you had thought about them.