Let the process creating the file tell you when its don. Write it as one name then change the name when the write is completed (bad psudocode below):
OPENSEQ '/tmp/somefile' to OUTFILE ELSE DO SOME STUFF LOOP WHILE NOT(DONE) WRITESEQ LINE ON OUTFILE REPEAT SH -C "mv /tmp/somefile /tmp/somefile.done" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi all, > > UV10.1.8 (PICK FORMAT) > HPUX 11 > > I am writing a routine that monitors/imports files from a particular > directory. It is important for me to not begin processing a file that is > not finished being transferred. What I am trying now is using the fuser > command and boy is it dog slow. My code is similar to the following > > COMMAND = SH C ls lrt indir > EXECUTE COMMAND CAPTURING LINES > LOOP > REMOVE LINE FROM LINES SETTING MORE > WHILE MORE DO > FNAME = EREPLACE(TRIM(LINE), ,@AM) > FNAME = FNAME<9> > COMMAND = SH C /usr/sbin/fuser indir/ : FNAME : > EXECUTE COMMAND CAPTURING RESULTS > RESULTS = TRIM(FIELD(RESULTS<1>,:,2)) > INUSE = 0 > IF RESULTS # THEN > INUSE = 1 > END > REPEAT > > Can anyone give me a better (faster) way of making sure that a file is not in > use? > > Thanks in advance, > > Scott > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jeff Schasny - Denver, Co, USA jschasnyATgmailDOTcom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
