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For databases, it's okay to use the ALL-FORMATS.  But I avoid it for 
display and printer files.  Specifying the format name allows separate 
storage areas for each record format and avoids 'mangling' the data buffer 
by/for another IO on the same file.

However, I also use the 'R' (Replacing) function. (But isn't the format 
COPY DDR-ALL-FORMATS or COPY DDR-formatname OF ....?) 

ILE also allows the following syntax:

COPY DD-formatname-i OF filename SUBSTITUTE.

SUBSTITUTE causes the compiler to make substitutions for characters 
invalid to COBOL.

Original message:

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date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 21:13:31 -0000
from: "jp" <jp@xxxxxx>
subject: Re: [COBOL400-L] COBOL Copy DDS Problem

You can use COPY DDS-ALL-FORMATS OF .... - personally I prefer COPY
DDSR-ALL-FORMATS OF ..... , because it translates any invalid Cobol
characters for you.

HTH

JP


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