iostat

[Daniel Franke]

On Tuesday 22 August 2006 22:35, you wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 10:07:10PM +0200, Daniel Franke wrote:
> > If I am not completely mistaken, the numbers returned in "ierr"
> > should be distinguishable?
>
> Yes, you are mistaken.  Section 9.4.1.4i states
>
>     Execution of an input/output statement containing the IOSTAT= specifier
>     causes the variable specified in the IOSTAT= specifier to become
> defined (1)   With a zero value if neither an error condition, an
> end-of-file condition, nor an end-of-record condition occurs,
>        (2)   With a processor-dependent positive integer value if an error
>              condition occurs,
>        (3)   With a processor-dependent negative integer value if an
>              end-of-file condition occurs and no error condition occurs, or
>        (4)   With a processor-dependent negative integer value different
>              from the end-of-file value if an end-of-record condition
> occurs and no error condition or end-of-file condition
>
> You have case (2).  Note, it does not say that unique positive integers
> must be assigned for different error conditions.

Steve,
thanks for clarification. I will resort to "open failed" ...

Regards
	Daniel