RE: Start a job based on a file being placed in a directory in the IFS

Jeff Young asks...


All,
Is there any way to automaticaly start a job based on when a file is placed
in a directory on the IFS?

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You could examine use of the exit point for new files.
http://ibmsystemsmag.com/ibmi/administrator/security/Exit-Programs--An-Emerging-System-Security-Option/

command WRKREGINF.
page down to

QIBM_cPWFS0100 *YES File Server

Add an exit program that does whatever you need. I would insulate it from in-line processing by, say, adding the file name to a data queue and using an entirely separate process to deal with it.

I'd also concur with an earlier post about you wanting to ensure that *all* of a file has been received before beginning processing. A fine old standard would be to send a second file with batch totals - number of records or file size or ?? that can be validated before you process the (broken) data.




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