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I asked this last week and got one response (thanks, Peter!) but would appreciate a little more discourse on the topic. The help for CPYF seems to imply that a PHYSICAL file can have multiple record formats. Am I missing something? I am already familiar with logical files having mulitple record formats. Can someone educate me how the RCDFMT parameter on the CPYF command is used on a physical file? Is this something that would be used for a non-described, multi-format file (i.e., S/36-style Header & Detail formats combined into one file)? The help on my v3r2 says (and v4r4 softcopy is similar): Record format of logical file (RCDFMT) - Help Specifies, for copying from a database file only, the name of the record format that is copied. If the from-file is not a logical or physical file, *ONLY is the only value allowed. A record format name is optional if the logical file has only a single record format, but either a format name or *ALL must be specified if the from-file has more than one record format. The possible values are: *ONLY The only record format in the from-file is copied. When the from-file is a logical file, this value is allowed only if the file has a single record format. *ALL All record formats in the logical from-file are used. record-format-name Specify the name of the record format that is copied when the from-file is a logical or physical file. Dan Bale IT - AS/400 Handleman Company 248-362-4400 Ext. 4952 +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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