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*SMA/RESOURCE/CHECK

What is it?​

*SMA/RESOURCE/CHECK is a program called by *SMA/WFL/PROCESSCHECK and *SMA/WFL/FILECHECK that searches for a file or a running process on the MCP platform and sets the TASKVALUE to 1 when the requested criteria are met, or to 0 when they are not. User-written WFLs may also call this program directly using the syntax described below.

  • Check whether a specific file exists on the MCP platform before allowing a dependent job to proceed
  • Check whether a specific process is currently running in the active mix before allowing a dependent job to proceed

Syntax​

In a user-written WFL, use the syntax specified in these next two subsections.

File Title​

*<user>/WFL/RESOURCE/CHECK/xxx

Arguments​

  • <Search Type>,"<Search String>"

  • <Search Type> determines if the utility searches for a file or for a process.

    • The integer value 1 indicates the utility is searching for a file.
    • The integer value 2 indicates the utility is searching for a process.

  • <Search String> is the name of the process/file sought for in the search process.

    • Wildcarding is accomplished using the rules defined for the ASERIES_INFO MCP procedure.
Example

The following example shows a wildcard search string:


=CANDE=