PCFORMAT User's Guide

COPY Command

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COPY Command The COPY command converts a Tandem database file with a record

structure defined by <record name> into a unstructured file named

<output file> with the specified <format>.

PCFORMAT [/OUT ,error file>/]

COPY (FORMAT <format> [,options])

where,

FORMAT <format>

selects the format of the output (intermediate) file. <format> can be

ASCII, BASIC, DIF, or SYLK, and one and only one must be selected.

consists of the following pair:

specifies the name of the record in the database dictionary

defining the file type, record fields, and key fields of the

database file to be converted. If the database file is not named

explicitly with the DATAFILE option or a COMINT ASSIGN

command, the file named in <record name> is converted. In

this case, if no file is associated with <record name>,

PCFORMAT terminates with an error message.

is the name of the unstructured intermediate file containing the

formatted output. <output file> must be a valid Tandem file or

process name and may include a system, volume, and/or

subvolume name (e.g. \SYSTEM.$VOL.SUBVOL.FILE).