Re: problem with CPYFRMSTMF

Hello  Richard,

I think the CPYFRMSTMF requires a non-DDS based, flat PF (thus created with a 
fixed record length) or a SRCPF as the target to copy the data in.

Regards.
Carel Teijgeler

======= At 2002-07-18, 14:31:00 you wrote: =======

>having a bit of trouble with running a CPYFRMSTMF command.
>
>command:
>
>CPYFRMIMPF FROMSTMF('/http/flowers/test.inv')
>           TOFILE(VIPIFLB1)
>           MBROPT(*REPLACE)
>           RCDDLM(*ALL)
>           STRDLM(*NONE)
>           RMVBLANK(*NONE)
>           FLDDLM(',')
>           ERRRCDFILE(library/VIPXFLB1)
>           ERRRCDOPT(*REPLACE)
>
>file VIPIFLB1 is an externally described file, for recieving the data.
>file VIPXFLB1 is a source physical file, with a record length of 1000
>bytes- for recieving any records in the .csv that cannot be converted.
>
>anyone see what i'm doing wrong?
>
>a couple records of the stream file:
>
>20020715,00508851,,,0040145878,2989,0032945680139,7,8,EA,1.390,,FLOWR 12
>4.5"SDHAM,070210005591,10025430
>20020715,00508851,,,0040145878,2989,0032945680139,7,10,EA,1.040,,FLOWR 12
>4" IN HAM,070210005812,10026170
>
>I'm getting this error message:
>
>Message ID . . . . . . :   CPF2885
>Date sent  . . . . . . :   07/18/02      Time sent  . . . . . . :
>14:24:19
>Message . . . . :   Field Definition or Error file VIPXFLB1 in TESTINVDAY
>not
>  allowed.

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