There are several ways that you can create a simple one line text file on a remote (or local) machine using STAF/STAX. Here are a couple of suggestions:

1) You can use the STAF ECHO service's ECHO request and redirect the output to a file to create a simple one line text file on a remote (or local) machine.

For example, via STAF:

STAF client1 ECHO ECHO Here is some data > C:/temp/myfile.txt

For example, via a STAX job, use a <process> element to submit a STAF ECHO request and redirect standard output to a file:

<script>
machine = 'client1'
textFile = 'C:/temp/myfile.txt'
data = 'Here is some data'
</script>

<process name="'Create text file'">
<location>machine</location>
<command mode="'shell'">'STAF local ECHO ECHO %s' % (data)</command>
<stdout>textFile</stdout>
</process>

<if expr="RC != 0">
<log message="1">
'Error writing text to file %s on machine %s, RC=%s Result=%s' % \
(textFile, machine, RC, STAFResult)
</log>
</if>

2) Or, you can use Jython code to create a text file on the local STAX machine. If you want it on a remote machine, then you can use the FS COPY request to copy the file to the remote machine. For example:

<script>
# Create a temporary file on the local STAX system

toMachine = 'client1'
textFileName = 'C:/temp/myfile3.txt'
localTextFileName = 'C:/temp/myfile.txt'
data = 'Here is some data'

localTextFile = open(localTextFileName, "w")
localTextFile.write(data)
localTextFile.close()
</script>


<stafcmd name="'Copy text file'">
<location>'local'</location>
<service>'FS'</service>
<request>
'COPY FILE %s TOFILE %s TOMACHINE %s TEXT' % \
(localTextFileName, textFileName, toMachine)
</request>
</stafcmd>

<if expr="RC != 0">
<log message="1">
'Error copy text file %s to file %s on machine %s, RC=%s Result=%s' % \
(localTextFileName, textFileName, toMachine, RC, STAFResult)
</log>
</if>


<script>
import os
os.remove(localTextFileName)
</script>

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Sharon Lucas
IBM Austin, lucass@us.ibm.com
(512) 838-8347 or Tieline 678-8347

"Tim Broad" <Tim.Broad@notesdev.ibm.com>
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03/23/2006 01:22 PM

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Subject	[staf-users] The FS Service does not have a Create file method

I just want to create simple one line text files. Is there a way in staf/stax without having to create a script for the purpose? Thanks, Tim 978 399 6012 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ staf-users mailing list staf-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/staf-users