Force refresh on Netserver Shared Folder on Windows -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Force refresh on Netserver Shared Folder on Windows
From: Bradley Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 09:29:43 -0500
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Hey everybody!

Question.. the old netserver for IBM i was odd as it didn't refresh the
directory listing automatically. This is for a V5R4 machine.

For example, lets say your on a PC and viewing the contents of a shared IFS
directory. Someone puts a file there (through the share from another PC,
FTP, CPYTOSTMF, etc)... you won't know until you refresh/F5.

I have a PC application that is watching a shared IFS directory for files.
This issue means it doesn't work and won't fire off.

Are there any settings for netserver and/or on the windows PC that will fix
this?

Bradley V. Stone
www.bvstools.com
Native IBM i e-Mail solutions for Microsoft Office 365, Gmail, or any Cloud
Provider!

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