Re: stat API -- RPG400-L

Subject: Re: stat API
From: David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:17:31 -0500
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TAllen@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Could someone please provide a working sample of using the stat API in an
RPG program? I've tried everything and the return code is always -1. All
other API calls (open file, read, etc.) work fine. My hunch is that the
trailing spaces in the file name are causing the problem buut I don't know
how to get around that. RPG is not my strong suit.

IIRC, the stat api requires the file name to be terminated with a null byte x'00'.

try: filename = %trim(filename) + x'00'

FWIW: I was just digging into a problem with the stat api and a file who's name had a trailing blank in it. Confused the hell out our program that trimmed the trailing blanks and added the null.

david

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