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Govind Jujare
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I remember there was a trick to check the existence of a disk file (by using WebFOCUS Fex Code).
I am not able to recollect what was the exact syntax .... does anybody know ?


WebFOCUS 5.3.3 MRE - Solaris - Sun Web Server - Weblogic
 
Posts: 85 | Registered: December 20, 2005Report This Post
susannah
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in a windows environment you can
CMD STATE D:\IBI\APPS\..\filename.ext
-RUN
-IF &RETCODE NE 0 THEN you got no file.
also there was an interesting post by jg
and he says
!IF EXIST C:\ibi\apps\baseapp\NEWXHT.XLS (DEL C:\ibi\apps\baseapp\NEWXHT.XLS /F)
here's the link to that code



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Carol Dobson
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or you can use the old DOS STATE

-* Note: zero is a good return code
DOS STATE \\IMPRS01\APPS\PMS\DATA\FTFLAG.DAT
-IF &RETCODE NE 0 GOTO NOFLAG;

then add appropriate labels and loop.



WebFOCUS 7.6.6/TomCat/Win2k3
 
Posts: 428 | Location: Springfield, MA | Registered: May 07, 2003Report This Post
Robin Lovell
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In the Unix/Linux environment, just use 'STATE' without the preceding CMS/DOS/etc. qualifier.
STATE filename.txt
-RUN
-IF &RETCODE EQ 0 GOTO FILEOK ;
-TYPE Error message
-GOTO ERREXIT

-FILEOK
... Rest of fex here
 
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Govind Jujare
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I am on Unix/Solaris. 'STATE' worked out for me. Thx.


WebFOCUS 5.3.3 MRE - Solaris - Sun Web Server - Weblogic
 
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jbmuir
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Alternatively,

-UNIX ls /path/to/your/file 1>/dev/null 2>/dev/null
-IF &EXITRC NE 0 THEN GOTO WHATEVER;


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