When you copy tmp8 to tmp9, tmp9 is now whatever type file tmp8 was.
Maybe you're expecting tmp9 to still be a msg file. If you want to copy
the records you'll have to use fcopy instead.

Fcopy from=tmp8;to=tmp9

Try that.
John Zoltak
North American Mfg Co

> -----Original Message-----
> From: H Campbell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 3:35 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Message file question
>
>
> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong.  I thought I could
> use a message file to allow sequential reads of records in a file,
> but I only seem to be able to get the first record.
> Here is my test command file.  tmp8 contains 4 identifiable records.
>
> build tmp9;rec=-80,,f,ascii;msg
> copy tmp8,tmp9;yes
> input _a < tmp9
> input _b < tmp9
> input _c < tmp9
> echo !_c
>
> The echo shows the first record. Can someone point to my error?
> Thanks.
>
> -- H Campbell
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