Restrictions for the CPYTOIMPF command

 

There are certain restrictions apply to the CPYTOIMPF command.

• The command restricts the correct usage for delimiters.

• The data type of a database file for the to-file can be any of the following types:

  • CHARACTER, IGC OPEN, IGC EITHER, IGC ONLY, GRAPHIC, or variable length. Its length must be capable of containing the data of the from-file, separators, and any data conversions.

  • The to-file and from-file cannot be the same file.

  • The from-file cannot be a multi-formatted logical file.

• If the to-file's record length is not long enough, an error is signaled.

• IGCDTA is not supported for the CPYTOIMPF command.

You can use this command on files that contain user-defined types (UDTs) and user-defined functions (UDFs). You cannot use this command on files that contain large objects (LOBs) or DataLinks (DLs).

Using the CPYTOIMPF command with a JOBCCSID of 65535 might produce inaccurate or unpredictable results.

 

Parent topic:

Using the Copy To Import File (CPYTOIMPF) command to copy between different systems

 

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CPYTOIMPF command