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  3. August 2006

Re: Copy just the first record with CPYFRMIMPF



TOMBR('/qsys.lib/qtemp.lib/temporary.file/temporary.mbr')"
Even though I did not write the '/' symbol before the QSYS.LIB parameter,
somehow the system did the right interpretation and worked correctly.
See... this is exactly what frustrates me about this issue, and is the reason I felt it necessary to put it in stronger terms like "PLEASE DON'T BE A FOOL".
Just because your program works in a particular environment, doesn't mean that it'll always work. Type this: 

    CD '/qibm'

Now try running your program again.  Does it still work?
Does your company set a requirement that all users have their current working directory set to '/' at all times? Do you screen every software package you install to make sure it always leaves your current directory set to '/'?
Just because you happened to have your current directory set to '/' when you tested the program, doesn't mean that you coded it correctly and that it'll always work. 

Here's the tagline from the bottom of your signature:



"If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right."- Anonymous



Right now you're doing it -- but you're not doing it right.

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