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Several folks were worried about "dot notation" for naming source members: >Be wary of your dot notation. Consider trying to FTP the F.DATE module. Name format 1 works fine, i.e. /qsys.lib/mylib.lib/qrpgsrc.file/f.date.mbr >It will also cause problems if you ever need to access it via SQL. The copy >stream file commands will probably not like it either. We have a software >vendor who used "." in their library names and it has made life difficult. Stream file works just like ftp: CPYTOSTMF FROMMBR('/qsys.lib/buck.lib/qrpglefdn.file/c2n.con.mbr') TOSTMF(c2n) In SQL you'll need to wrap the "special" name in double quotes: select * from "BUCK.T"/master Also, be aware that upper case makes a difference... Buck Calabro Aptis; Albany, NY "Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know" -- Michel Montaigne Visit the Midrange archives at http://www.midrange.com +--- | This is the RPG/400 Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to RPG400-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to RPG400-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to RPG400-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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