IFS Services

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These services provide information about the integrated file system.

COMPARE_IFS table function
The COMPARE_IFS table function returns differences between the specified integrated file system (IFS) objects. This can be a single object or a subtree of objects starting from a specified directory.
IFS_JOB_INFO table function
The IFS_JOB_INFO table function returns a table that contains information about integrated file system references for a job.
IFS_OBJECT_LOCK_INFO table function
The IFS_OBJECT_LOCK_INFO table function returns a result table that contains a row for each job that is known to be holding a reference, or lock, on the object.
IFS_OBJECT_PRIVILEGES table function
The IFS_OBJECT_PRIVILEGES table function returns a row for every user authorized to the object identified by the path name, along with their associated object and data authorities.
IFS_OBJECT_REFERENCES_INFO table function
The IFS_OBJECT_REFERENCES_INFO table function returns a single row result table that contains information about integrated file system references on an object.
IFS_OBJECT_STATISTICS table function
The IFS_OBJECT_STATISTICS table function returns a table of objects contained in the starting path name or accessible from the starting path name.
IFS_READ, IFS_READ_BINARY, and IFS_READ_UTF8 table functions
The IFS_READ, IFS_READ_BINARY, and IFS_READ_UTF8 table functions read an integrated file system stream file identified by path-name. The file's data is returned as character, binary, or UTF-8 data. It can be returned as one string of data, or it can be broken into multiple lines using a specified length or end of line characters.
IFS_RENAME scalar function
The IFS_RENAME scalar function renames either a file or a directory in the Integrated File System.
IFS_UNLINK scalar function
The IFS_UNLINK scalar function deletes an Integrated File System (IFS) stream file.
IFS_WRITE, IFS_WRITE_BINARY, and IFS_WRITE_UTF8 procedures
The IFS_WRITE, IFS_WRITE_BINARY, and IFS_WRITE_UTF8 procedures write data to an integrated file system stream file. The data can be written as character, binary, or UTF-8 data. Data can be either replaced or appended for an existing file, or a new file can be created.
SERVER_SHARE_INFO view
The SERVER_SHARE_INFO view returns information about IBM® i NetServer shares.

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