RE: Best way to create a directory tree on the IFS?

["Richard Schoen" <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Logistically speaking I would suggest NOT creating a convoluted
directory IFS or Windows structure EVER. 

Obviously one smart choice would be to use a document management system
such as our WebDocs software where searchable metadata defines the
location of a file.

I digress..... :-)

If you still plan to aggregate files to the IFS, consider using a less
complex naming structure and use a more meaningful file names instead. 

A folder for the user:

/home/PDF/username/A Report-20100321.pdf

Then you only need to worry about creating the folder one time instead
of creating a tree.

In any case, the following QSHELL command should work for creating a
tree:
STRQSH CMD('mkdir -p  /dir1/dir2/dir3')

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Richard Schoen
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-----Original Message-----
message: 5
date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:39:07 -0400
from: "Lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx" <lennon_s_j@xxxxxxxxxxx>
subject: Best way to create a directory tree on the IFS?

What?s the best way to create a directory tree on the IFS when only 
some, but perhaps all, of the directory entries exist?

Suppose that the final directory & file will look something like:

/home/PDF/username/2010/03/21/A Report.pdf

I know the /home/PDF/ directory exists, but the username directory may 
need to be created, as might the 2010 directory, or 03 or 21 before we 
actually create the .pdf file.

Is the best way to work backwards a directory at a time checking if it 
exists, then start building forward from there?

In the above example, if only /home/PDF/username/2010/ exists:
	Check first for /home/PDF/username/2010/03/21/.
	If that doesn?t exist, check for /home/PDF/username/2010/03/.
	If that doesn?t exist, check for /home/PDF/username/2010/.
When /home/PDF/username/2010/is found:
	Create /home/PDF/username/2010/03.
	Create /home/PDF/username/2010/03/21/.

My initial thought is the QHFCRTDR API, which can create only one 
directory level at a time and caused the above rumination.  I?m 
wondering if there is a better or easier way.  Not considering high 
volume needs, but elegant and easy to use would be nice.