Re: COPY from CD - *like CPYFRMTAP

If you happen to be on V5R3+ you can use the virtual optical device for 
SAV/RST.

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/index.jsp?topic=/rzaiu/rzaiuvirtualoptical.htm

essentially you fillup a virtual jukebox of CD's and then use your regular 
save commands.

It automagicially spans CD's so you do not have to play any games.

Take the ISO's and bur them.


_____________________________
Bryan Dietz 
Aktion Associates 

midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 06/19/2006 12:22:10 PM:

-> Is there a way to copy a file from CD in a way similar to the CPYFRMTAP
-> command?
-> 
-> The question is asked because I see it as one possible solution to a
-> logistical problem. Other solutions willingly considered.
-> 
-> The problem is I need to send an AS400 file on a CD. Until recently I
-> mastered CDs as SaveRestore libraries but one file in the library will
-> be beyond the capacity of CD. A DVD is a solution that works great but
-> most who will get this have only CD readers. There are no PCs available
-> for FTP solutions. 
-> 
-> I can send two CDs each containing a library. One of the libraries 
would
-> contain a file that has the remaining records of a downsized file which
-> is on the other CD. Once restored, they can use CPYF to simply add the
-> remaining records to the end of the downsized file. This works fine but
-> that solution requires having double the disk space for the remaining
-> records. Some of the older Iseries boxes suffer from a lack of disk
-> space. 
-> 
-> So, if the copy of records could come direct from the CD, extra disk
-> space would not be needed.
-> 
-> I'm thinking but haven't had the time to try to mess with Links and
-> paths thereof to create one (to a file on the CD) that I could point
-> CPYFRMPCD to (Copy from PC document). CPYFRMSTMF doesn't seem to have
-> the ADD records parm whereas CPYFRMPCD does.
-> 
-> Thanks for thinking about this
-> 
-> Steve Moland