Path names in the QOpenSys file system

 

Path names have specific form in the QOpenSys file system.

     /QOpenSys/Directory/Directory/ . . . /Object

• Each component of the path name can be up to 255 characters long. The full path name can be up to 16 MB long.

• There is no limit to the depth of the directory hierarchy other than program and system space limits.

• The characters in names are converted to UCS2 Level 1 form (for *TYPE1 directories) and UTF-16 (for *TYPE2 directories) when the names are stored.

 

Parent topic:

Open systems file system (QOpenSys)

 

Related concepts

Name continuity
*TYPE2 directories
Path name