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Ch 4. Solutions to Module 4 File Transfer [ Using the 900 Series HP 3000: Advanced Skills Module 7: Solutions Guide ] MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation


Using the 900 Series HP 3000: Advanced Skills Module 7: Solutions Guide

Chapter 4  Solutions to Module 4 File Transfer 

Lesson 1 Using FCOPY 

Q 4-1                 When you copy files between account groups, you
                      need to include source and destination group
                      information.

Q 4-2                 When copying a file to another account, you need to
                      include the file's current group and account
                      location.

                           FCOPY FROM=MYJOB1.PUB.ACCTx
                           ;TO=MYJOB1.group;NEW

Exercise 4-2 Appending One File to Another 

4.                    JOBX consists of 16 records.

6.                    JOBX consists of 27 records.

7.                    FCOPY FROM=JOB3;TO=*F1

8.                    JOBX consists of 38 records.

9.                    FCOPY FROM=JOB0;TO=*F1

10.                   JOBX now consists of 49 records.

11.                   PURGE JOBX

********** End of Exercise 4-2 ******* 

Q 4-3                 FILE OUT;DEV=LP

                      FCOPY FROM=MYJOB2.PUB.ACCTx;TO=*OUT

Q 4-4                 You need to add an asterisk before the T (tape file
                      name) in the FCOPY command in order to copy the
                      file to tape.

                      FCOPY FROM=MYJOB1.PUB.ACCTx;TO=*T

Exercise 4-3:  Lesson 1 Review 

1.

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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
|       |                Tasks                |   Within   |   Within   |  Acct to   |    Device to    |
|       |                                     |   Group    |  Account   |    Acct    |     Device      |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| a.    | Release file before copying.        |            |            |     X      |                 |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| b.    | Define the device file(s).          |            |            |            |        X        |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| c.    | Fully qualify the file names        |            |            |     X      |                 |
|       | (name.group.account).               |            |            |            |                 |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| d.    | Backreference device file names     |            |            |            |        X        |
|       | with asterisks.                     |            |            |            |                 |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| e.    | Require only the FROM file name and |     X      |            |            |                 |
|       | the TO file name.                   |            |            |            |                 |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| f.    | Be in the destination account when  |            |            |     X      |                 |
|       | you issue the FCOPY command.        |            |            |            |                 |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| g.    | Secure the file after copying.      |            |            |     X      |                 |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
| h.    | Note the group names for the source |            |     X      |            |                 |
|       | and destination file locations.     |            |            |            |                 |
|       |                                     |            |            |            |                 |
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2.                    FCOPY FROM=DEPTCEN.CLASS.FINANCE
                      ;TO=DEPTCEN.PROJECT;NEW

3.                    FILE T;DEV=TAPE;REC=-80,,F,ASCII
                      FCOPY FROM=MYFILE1.CLASS.ADVUSER;TO=*T

4.                    The correct sequence follows:

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|                                                                                         |
|       Step                                       Action                                 |
|                                                                                         |
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|                                                                                         |
| b.                Release the file.                                                     |
|                                                                                         |
| d.                Log on to the destination account.                                    |
|                                                                                         |
| c.                Enter the FCOPY command.                                              |
|                                                                                         |
| e.                Use LISTFILE to check the copy transfer.                              |
|                                                                                         |
| a.                Log on to the source account and secure the original file.            |
|                                                                                         |
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********** End of Exercise 4-3 *********** 



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