HP 3000 Manuals

MPE V to MPE XL: Getting Started

Lesson 6:  COPY Parameters 

When copying a source file to a target file you may specify one of three
options:

 *  ;ASK prints the following question on the screen:  PURGE OLD
    targetfile.group.account?  if the target file already exists.  The
    ;ASK option is the default for sessions.

         COPY FROM=X;TO=Y;ASK

    or

         COPY X,Y;ASK

    or, simply,

         COPY X,Y

 *  ;YES purges old targetfile.group.account automatically, if one
    exists.  The ;YES option is the default for jobs.

         COPY FROM=X;TO=Y;YES

    or

         COPY X,Y;YES

 *  ;NO terminates the copy process if a duplicate file name exists.

         COPY FROM=X;TO=Y;NO

    or

         COPY X,Y;NO

Exercises 

11.  Again make editing changes to the file RICKY that you created
     earlier.

     Copy RICKY to LUCY so that the system will terminate the copy
     process without giving you the prompt PURGE OLD?.
     Command:

12.  Make a change to RICKY. Then copy RICKY to LUCY so that the system
     will perform the copy without giving you the prompt PURGE OLD?.
     Command:

13.  Print the file LUCY to your screen to verify that the copy occurred.
     Command:

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