Ahh... the light finaly dawn on this thick head. I didn't realize that I could just use IO after the call to direct output to the HFS file.
Thanks! Kevin --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but OPEN^%ZISH > returns IO in the symbol > table just like ^%ZIS. You call it like this: > > D OPEN^%ZISH(handle,path,filename,mode) > > where > > handle is a string you supply to uniquely identify > the device > > path is the pathname up to (but not including) the > file > > filename is the name of the file > > mode is one of "R" (read), "W" (write) or "A" > (append) > > If the call succeeds (POP'>0) then IO will be the > device identifier you > must USE to read from/write to the specified device. > > > --- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Well I agree that ^%ZISH would be best for opening > or > > closing a HFS file. But I essentially need to > open a > > stream, or output channel. ^%ZISH won't do this, > will > > it? > > > > Kevin > > > > > > --- Gregory Woodhouse > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > What I generally do is rely on ^%ZISH to work > with > > > host files and not > > > the "HFS" device. I haven't tested in on GT.M, > but I > > > do know ^%ZISH > > > handles paths well under both Windows and VMS. > It > > > basically follows > > > the Java model of separating the file name from > the > > > directory name > > > and allows you to specify them independently. > > > === > > > Gregory Woodhouse > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > "The most profound technologies are those that > > > disappear." > > > --Mark Weiser > > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 18, 2005, at 5:43 PM, Greg Kreis wrote: > > > > > > > Because the syntax in the filename could well > > > contain a path, it is > > > > very difficult to impossible to hardcode it. > It > > > would be better to > > > > give someone the option of manually specifying > the > > > file (including > > > > the path) or let them define a parameter that > > > would identify the > > > > default path. That way, they can focus on the > > > filename and let the > > > > parameter complete the task. Of course, my > > > suggestion is based on > > > > a educated guess as to how your tool might be > > > used... ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Greg Woodhouse wrote: > > > >> Definitely, every system should have an HFS > > > device. I believe KIDS > > > >> needs an HFS device before you can create a > host > > > file distribution. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy > Linux > > > Migration Strategies > > > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, > > > straightforward articles, > > > informative Webcasts and more! 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