One of the most powerful commands on the AS/400 is the Copy File
command. To use it, key CPYF and hit F4.
To copy the file ABC from MYLIB to ABCBKUP in MYLIB, fill in the
screen like this:
Copy File (CPYF)
Type choices, press Enter.
From file . . . . . . . . . . . ABC
Library . . . . . . . . . . . MYLIB
To file . . . . . . . . . . . . ABCBKUP
Library . . . . . . . . . . . MYLIB
From member . . . . . . . . . . *FIRST
To member or label . . . . . . . *FIRST
Replace or add records . . . . . *NONE
Create file . . . . . . . . . . *YES
Print format . . . . . . . . . . *CHAR
Notice, the "Create File" option is *YES.
To copy ABCBKUP back to ABC and replace the existing file, change the "Replace or add records" to *REPLACE and leave the "Create File" as *NO:
Copy File (CPYF)
Type choices, press Enter.
From file . . . . . . . . . . . ABCBKUP
Library . . . . . . . . . . . MYLIB
To file . . . . . . . . . . . . ABC
Library . . . . . . . . . . . MYLIB
From member . . . . . . . . . . *FIRST
To member or label . . . . . . . *FIRST
Replace or add records . . . . . *REPLACE
Create file . . . . . . . . . . *NO
Print format . . . . . . . . . . *CHAR
Hit F10 to see the 5 extra screens of options. Use PAGE DOWN
to get to the different screens.
To copy only 100 records, key 100 in the "Copy to Record Number" parameter. Or, use the "Number of records to copy" parameter.
To add data from the file ABC01 to ABC, use *ADD for "Replace or add records":
Copy File (CPYF)
Type choices, press Enter.
From file . . . . . . . . . . . > ABC01
Library . . . . . . . . . . . > MYLIB
To file . . . . . . . . . . . . > ABC
Library . . . . . . . . . . . > MYLIB
From member . . . . . . . . . . *FIRST
To member or label . . . . . . . *FIRST
Replace or add records . . . . . > *ADD
Create file . . . . . . . . . . > *NO
Print format . . . . . . . . . . *CHAR