Undeletable files in ifs ???
Hi Experts,
Due to some application error (I assume) I have on my IFS 3 undeletable stream files
\tstdir\xls
\tstdir\xlstest
\TSTDIR\TEST.XLS
!!! this is not a path and file, this is the whole file name that I see in the OpNav when I open the root dir. !!!
I tried to delete them via RMVLNK but get the message: "Object not found. Object is /dcsdir/xls."
delete it from the IFS root dir, by pressing the delete key give: "The file, \\tstdir\xlstesr, was not found"
Create a file-share and delete it from there...... error: "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk"
Even a mapping to a drive and delet from a DOS prompt give: X:\dcsdir\xlstest
Of cause I also tried to rename the files but nop.
So I think this is a nice puzzle
Regards,
Murph
Due to some application error (I assume) I have on my IFS 3 undeletable stream files
\tstdir\xls
\tstdir\xlstest
\TSTDIR\TEST.XLS
!!! this is not a path and file, this is the whole file name that I see in the OpNav when I open the root dir. !!!
I tried to delete them via RMVLNK but get the message: "Object not found. Object is /dcsdir/xls."
delete it from the IFS root dir, by pressing the delete key give: "The file, \\tstdir\xlstesr, was not found"
Create a file-share and delete it from there...... error: "Cannot delete file: Cannot read from the source file or disk"
Even a mapping to a drive and delet from a DOS prompt give: X:\dcsdir\xlstest
Of cause I also tried to rename the files but nop.
So I think this is a nice puzzle
Regards,
Murph
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Hi Dave,
wrklnk and option 4 is the same as rmvlnk.
So yes I tried it and no it's still there.
wrklnk and option 4 is the same as rmvlnk.
So yes I tried it and no it's still there.
Murph:
These can sometimes be deleted by using generics:
==> rmvlnk '/xxxaaa*'
Or you can similarly try:
qsh> rm '/xxxaaa*'
Also, try using the EDTF '/dir' ability to bring up a list of files and subdirectories in directory '/dir' and use option 4=Delete File or option 9=Recursive Delete.
If none of those help, I can supply a function that will delete any file you can supply a name for. The trick is in determining _exactly_ what the file name is.
Tom
These can sometimes be deleted by using generics:
==> rmvlnk '/xxxaaa*'
Or you can similarly try:
qsh> rm '/xxxaaa*'
Also, try using the EDTF '/dir' ability to bring up a list of files and subdirectories in directory '/dir' and use option 4=Delete File or option 9=Recursive Delete.
If none of those help, I can supply a function that will delete any file you can supply a name for. The trick is in determining _exactly_ what the file name is.
Tom
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Been there done it but can not rememeber how!
have you tried wrklnk , going to the correct place and then deleting it!
If not the it can be done via the API.
Dave