Re: 4gl check a file on the system

Posted in 2000

Colin McGrath — Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:24:11 -0400 (EDT) — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

How about: define str char(512) define ret_val smallint let str = "test -f testexec.log" run str returning ret_val if ret_val = 0 then display "file testexec.log exists" else display "file testexec.log not found" end if Rene Bagia wrote: > > Hallo, > > please help my, how can i check the validity from a file on my DB-Server > filesystem direkt from my 4gl program like: > > if exists "c:\\temp\\ho.txt" > then > > Thanks > best reguards > Rene -- Colin