Re: CPYF

[Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx>]

OK - I was somewhat wrong.  You get an error if the FROMFILE is empty
and you specify MBROPT(*REPLACE).  You also will not have a cleared
TOFILE if that happens. That is why I like the CLRPFM followed by a
CPYF MBROPT(*ADD). No errors, and you have the TOFILE cleared. That is
what I usually want if I am try to copy a file.

I knew there was a good reason.

Jim

On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Jim Essinger <dilbernator@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If I remember correctly, a CLRPFM does not throw and error message if
> the file being cleared contains no records.
>
> The CPYF with the MBROPT(*REPLACE) option will throw an error if there
> are no records to replace (the member is empty).
>
> I prefer the CLRPFM then CPYF MBROPT(*ADD)  over the CPYF
> MBROPT(*REPLACE) followed by a MONMSG.
>
> Jim
>
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 8:39 AM, David FOXWELL <David.FOXWELL@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've discovered that someone is regularly doing this :
> >
> > CLRPFM     FILE(myfile)
> > CPYF       FROMFILE(myotherfile) TOFILE(myfile) +
> >             MBROPT(*ADD)
> >
> >
> > as opposed to this :
> >
> > CPYF       FROMFILE(myotherfile) TOFILE(myfile) +
> >             MBROPT(*REPLACE)
> >
> >
> > in a standard test procedure. Has the programmer found a subtile difference that I have missed or could results be different?