FCOPY/XL is a utility program on MPE/iX that allows you to copy data from one file to another. You can copy the content of an entire file or a selected portion of a file from any supported input device to any supported output device. Supported input devices are disc, magnetic tape, terminal, and tape cartridge. Supported output devices are disc, magnetic tape, terminal, tape cartridge, and line printer.
FCOPY/XL's basic functions include:
Making multiple copies of files
Making account-independent magnetic tape copies of disc files
Transferring programs or data from one medium to another (for example, from magnetic tape to disc)
FCOPY/XL has many features that expedite file manipulation. These include:
FCOPY/XL code translating function, which converts data from one computer code system to another as part of a copying operation.FCOPY/XL can translate files between ASCII and EBCDIC or BCDIC formats. You can use this feature to prepare magnetic tapes to be used at different computer installations or to incorporate magnetic tapes from other installations into your 900 Series HP 3000 system. FCOPY/XL can translate between uppercase and lowercase alphabetic characters. This is useful for a peripheral that has only an uppercase character set.
FCOPY/XL subset function, which allows you to perform operations using a specified portion of a file. You can designate the file subset as a range of contiguous records or as all records containing a specified data item in specified columns. This is useful for separating a file into several separate files or copying or displaying only specific records of a file.
FCOPY/XL skip end-of-file function, which allows you to position magnetic tape to the exact file where you want to read or write.
FCOPY/XL display functions, which show numeric codes and corresponding character symbols, thus allowing you to examine the contents of files at a terminal or on a printer list.
You can also operate on multiple files and multiple tapes. You can interactively invoke FCOPY/XL. For detailed information on using FCOPY/XL and syntax, refer to FCOPY Reference Manual (03000-90064).
