RE: CPYFRMIMPF question.

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think that's the way it works for fixed length text.  I'm not going to say
it's sensible, but there is one field in the database file. <g>  ETU could
have handled it no problem.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard B Baird [mailto:rbaird@esourceconsulting.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 8:12 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: CPYFRMIMPF question.
>
>
>
> 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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