MPE/iX Quick Reference Guide (32650-90881)

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FCOPY Commands
FCOPY commands
NOKSAM
Copies the data file of a KSAM file into another, non-KSAM file.
;NOKSAM
FROM=KSAMFILE;TO=FILEX;NOKSAM;NOUSERLABELS
NOUSERLABELS
NOUSERLABELS lets you omit user labels when copying from a tape or disk file to another
file.
;NOUSERLABELS
FROM=*TAPEA;TO=DISC;NOUSERLABELS
OCTAL
Lets you display the contents of a file, record by record, in the form of character code
numbers in octal form.
;OCTAL[;CHAR
;CLEAR
;KANA ][;NORECNUM][;TITLE= title ]
FROM=TEXT3;TO=*LP;OCTAL
SKIPEOF
SKIPEOF instructs FCOPY to skip end-of-file markers on a serial storage device, in order to
position the device at the desired file before copying. SKIPEOF is not applicable to labeled
tapes.
;SKIPEOF=[{+
-} from-eofs
from-file-number ][,{+
-} to-eofs
, to-file-number ]
FROM=*THISTAPE;TO=*THATTAPE;SKIPEOF=4,5
SUBSET
SUBSET lets you copy only a specific portion (subset) of a file. You can define the subset in
one of two ways, either as all records with a certain character string or numeric pattern
beginning in a specific column, or as a set of continuous records.
;SUBSET[=" characterstring "[, column ][,EXCLUDE]
=# patternlist #[, column ][,EXCLUDE]
=( range [; range ][;...])]
FROM=MASTER;TO=MEN;SUBSET="MALE",17
UPSHIFT
UPSHIFT converts lowercase Roman alphabetic characters to uppercase as part of the
copying operation.