OS/2 Procedures Language 2/REXX


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SysGetEA

 
 Function: SysGetEA 
 Syntax:   result = SysGetEA(file, name, variable) 
      file      The file containing the extended attribute. 
      name      The name of the extended attribute. 
      variable  The name of a REXX variable in which the extended 
                attribute value is placed. 
      result    The function result. If the result is 0, the extended 
                attribute has been retrieved and placed in a variable.  A 
                non-zero result is the OS/2 return code of the failing 
                function. 
 Purpose:  Read a named extended attribute from a file. 
 

 Examples:
 
   /* Code    */
   if SysGetEA("C:\CONFIG.SYS", ".type", "TYPEINFO") = 0 then do
     parse var typeinfo 11 type
     say type
     end
   /* Output */
   OS/2 Command File
 
 

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