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That's it! (you're example of DDMF's)

We had been using the intermediate v7r1 partition method, and had automated the whole process, until we lost a drive, found out we didn't actually have RAID enabled, had to rebuild our system from scratch, and lost/did away with the v7r1 partition.
We were only using the v7r1 to transfer source files back and forth and I was confident we could do it without the partition, ftp, etc.

Hat Tip for the recollection!

Best Regards,

Thomas Garvey


On 2/4/2021 4:28 PM, Mark Waterbury wrote:
Hi, Thomas,

The "rule" is, "n-2" for TGTRLS for saving to prior versions/releases.

From V7R3, you would need to have another LPAR at V7R1, save with TGTRLS(V7R1M0), send to that other LPAR, restore there, then re-save on V7R1 with TGTRLS(V5R4M0) and send the updated save file from there...

However, for source files, there is another alternative:

If you ensure that the source file on the target system is created with the same record length and CCSID etc., then you can use a DDM File to copy members directly from one machine to another.

For example:
    CRTDDMF FILE(QTEMP/QCLSRC) +
        RMTFILE(MSW/QCLSRC) +
        RMTLOCNAME('ip address or DNS-name' *IP)

Then, just use CPYF or CPYSRCF to copy members to the QTEMP/srcfile.

Or, you can just use STRPDM option 3 (WRKMBRPDM) and use option 3=Copy to copy members, and when the prompt appears for the "To file" to specify e.g. "QTEMP/QCLSRC."

Try it.  ;-)

All the best,

Mark S. Waterbury


> On Thursday, February 4, 2021, 5:15:57 PM EST, Thomas Garvey <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

How and where did I get the impression that data files (such as source
files) could be transferred between different OS levels? Am I just
getting old, or losing it, confusing systems, or ?

For example, QRGLESRC from a v7r3 partition to a v5r4 partition through
a save file. I know other objects can not be so done.

Best Regards,

Thomas Garvey


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