Re: CPYFRMIMPF question.

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rick,

why not move it to the IFS and use CPYFRMPCD ??



On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Richard B Baird wrote:

>
> Hey all,
>
> I want to copy a pc file (Flat, fixed length, fixed format) to a physical
> file on the 400 (flat, fixed length fixed format).
>
> I want to use *libl to let the os find the file, rather than specifying
> library name.
>
> I've tried CPYFRMSTMF, and it does the copy just the way I want it to, but
> it wants a full qualified path name -
> qsys.lib/mylib.lib/myfile.file/mymember.mbr   - no option for *libl.
>
> I've tried CPYFRMIMPF, and it lets me specify *libl on the qualified
> library/file parm, but it requires a field definition file.
>
> My question is, if my file is not delimited, is flat, no field conversion
> is needed, why do I need a field definition file?  am I missing a parameter
> or something?
>
> Thanks guys!
>
> Rick
>
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