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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