The problem here is that I will be in a loop (the reason for testing the EOF
of the remote file) until some dynamically defined EOF is arranged at on the
remote box, and I would possibly be doing these fcopys or dscopys for hours
on end.

Ray Shahan

"Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans", John Lennon

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Cummings [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 1:52 PM
> To:   Shahan, Ray; [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      RE: [HP3000-L] DSLINE IF
>
> Ray,
>
> How about using FCOPY to assist.
>
>  fcopy from=*(file eq to file on other
> system);to=testfile;new;subset=7001:7001
>
>  if finfo("testfile","eof") > 0
>
> ...
>
>
> Tim Cummings
> Cummings Consulting
> Cincinnati, OH
> 513-576-1182
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf
> Of
> Shahan, Ray
> Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 2:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] DSLINE IF
>
> Hi all,
>
> I need to get the EOF of a file on a remote box, so I can decide what
> action
> to take on the local box, but can't seem to figure it out...any help would
> be great.
>
> REMOTE IF FINFO("ZAP","EOF") > 7000      ends up giving me the true
> condition, but the true condition is on the remote box, and I need it to
> be
> on the local box.
>
> I've tried all sorts of variations on this theme, and I recall being able
> to
> do something to this effect several years ago, but....
>
> TIA
>
> Ray Shahan
>
> "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans", John Lennon
>
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