http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/html/as400/v4r5/ic2924/index.htm?info/cl/crtdupob.htm
shows this as a change (as noted by >> and <<), so maybe it was new in v4r5??
FROMLIB
Specifies the name of the library that contains the object to be duplicated.
*LIBL: All libraries in the thread's library list are searched until the first match is found.
Note: *LIBL can be specified for a specific object and a single, specific object type. <<
*CURLIB: The current library for the job is searched. If no library is specified as the current library for the job, the QGPL library is used.
library-name: Specify the name of the library to be searched.
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Subject: CRTDUPOBJ (FromLib allows *LIBL)
I assume this has been available for some time, I seem to recall it being
availabl at least as far back as v5r3 but can anyone confirm this or was
it always allowed?