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C$FILEINFO

Retrieves some operating system information about a given file.

Syntax:

CALL "C$FILEINFO"
   USING file-name, file-info
   GIVING status

Parameters:

file-name
PIC X(n)
file-info
Define the following group
01 file-info
  03 file-size  pic x(8) comp-x.
  03 file-date  pic 9(8) comp-x.
  03 file-time  pic 9(8) comp-x.
status
Any numeric type

On Entry:

file-name
The name of the file

On Exit:

file-info
The group item to receive the file information
status
Returns zero if the delete is successful, or non-zero if not.

Comments:

To obtain an extended file status code for this operation, define status as comp xx comp-x and follow the example in Extended File Status Codes.

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