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Copying Files Between HP 3000 Systems
You can use magnetic tapes to copy disk files from one HP 3000 system to
another. If all files on a single tape have the same record size and
type, copy the files from the first system to tape. Then copy the tape
files onto the second system, as follows:
1. Issue an MPE FILE command describing the tape to which you want to
copy the disk files. You must specify the record size and
structure. For example,
>:FILE T;DEV=TAPE;REC=-80,16,F,ASCII
2. Copy each of the disk files to the tape. Use an asterisk to
backreference the FILE command describing the tape. Use
SKIPEOF=,+1 to position the tape at the beginning of the next
file. For example,
>FROM=FUTIL;TO=*T
EOF FOUND IN FROMFILE AFTER RECORD 297
298 RECORDS PROCESSED * * * 0 ERRORS
>FROM=DUMPER;TO=*;SKIPEOF=,+1
EOF FOUND IN FROMFILE AFTER RECORD 405
406 RECORDS PROCESSED * * * 0 ERRORS
>FROM=SPOOLER;TO=*;SKIPEOF=,+1
EOF FOUND IN FROMFILE AFTER RECORD 386
387 RECORDS PROCESSED * * * 0 ERRORS
3. Use the FILE command to describe the tape drive on the second
system. The record size and structure must be specified and must
match how the tape was written.
>:FILE T;DEV=TAPE;REC=-80,16,F,ASCII
4. Copy the files from tape to disk. Use an asterisk to
backreference the FILE command describing the tape drive. Use
SKIPEOF=,+1 to position the tape at the beginning of the next
file. For example,
>FROM=*T TO=FUTIL;NEW
EOF FOUND IN FROMFILE AFTER RECORD 297
298 RECORDS PROCESSED * * * 0 ERRORS
>FROM=*;TO=DUMPER;SKIPEOF=,+1
EOF FOUND IN FROMFILE AFTER RECORD 405
406 RECORDS PROCESSED * * * 0 ERRORS
>FROM=*;TO=SPOOLER;SKIPEOF=,+1
EOF FOUND IN FROMFILE AFTER RECORD 386
387 RECORDS PROCESSED * * * 0 ERRORS
NOTE If the files are of varying structure, or have user labels or
varying file codes, it is better to use the MPE STORE and RESTORE
commands to move files between systems.