RE: Problem with CPYFRMSTMF Using Pipe(|) Delimited Data

Eric,

I think he's trying to get a pipe delimited file into an externally
described pf, so if he does it with CPYFRMSTRF, the way you describe, he'll
have the pipes in his physical and his fields/attributes won't line up.

I'm not sure exactly what his problem is, but I think the solution involves
using cpyfrmimpf instead.

Rick

"Ford, you're turning into a penguin. Stop it." - Arthur Dent

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Ok, I'll try again.

There are special restrictions on the files you can target.

>From help for TOFILE parm....
"The file may be either a source physical file or a
program-described physical file.  Source physical files
with multiple data fields are not supported.

If the database file is a source physical file, a sequence
number and a date stamp of zeros is added to each record
as it is copied to the database file member.               "


Try creating a flat file in QTEMP with the correct record length, then CPYF
*NOCHK into your database file.

Eric DeLong