Differences between Windows and iseries filesystem

[Former Member]

Hi Guys,

I installed an application server over Win2003 with iSeries DB.

I have several programs and interfaces that use the directory: usr/sap/SID/interfaces

But now when i run this programs over Win Application server the access directory fails.

I try sharing this directory with iseries Netserver, but the filesystem in windows is: usr\sap\SID\...

and in iseries is usr/sap/SID/... (the character "/" and "\" is the difference).

Exist any form to do WIN file system read the directory tree as than as iseries file system??

Regards,

Ernesto Castro.

[Former Member]

Hi Ernesto,

I do expect, that you are talking on Z-programs )

SAP doesn't do that kind of programming. They are using the transaction FILE and then the path is tored by operating system ...

=> You should change your programs accordingly ...

Regards

Volker Gueldenpfennig, consolut international ag

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[Former Member]

Hi Volker,

Thanks for you help.

I installed an application server in Windows 2003 with iseries (V5R4M0) DB server in my TEST System.

I run a testing programs, but some "Z" programs fails and some standard programs fails too.

I.E. We have a purchse orders with idocs generating in directory: /usr/sap/SID/interface

But when i create a purchase order in iseries APP this run OK, but when i create a purchase order in Win APP this fail.

the error is the diferrence between Win NFS ( \usr\sap....) and iseries NFS (/usr/sap/...), the "/" and "\" make the difference....

any suggestion for solve this problem???

Regards,

Ernesto Castro.

[Former Member]

Hi Ernesto,

In SAP you need to use e.g. transaction FILE in order to write and read the directory names ... this is often not done in Z-programs => therefore, they are then not platform independent ;-(((

Regards

Volker Gueldenpfennig, consolut international ag

http://www.consolut.net - http://www.4soi.de - http://www.easymarketplace.de