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0.9b (c) 1995 Peter Childs
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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