In message <43561FDD.10391.70A35604@localhost>, James B. Byrne 
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>Is there a way, using file equations and MPE utilities, to
>concatenate several temporary files into one?  In linux, and
>presumably the MPE Posix shell, this is commonly done via cat.
>However there is no concept of a temporary file within the posix
>HFS so that cat will not operate on MPE temporary files.
>
>I have tried :file pfile;acc=append :print temp1;out=*pfile etc.
>and copy temp1, *pfile but subsequent print calls fail while copy
>asks to purge the existing file.
>
>Is there a way to do this short of writing a custom CI command
>script?
>
>Regards,
>Jim

Try:

print temp1>pfile
print temp2>>pfile
print temp3>>pfile

etc.

 >> to append, after the first > that creates the target pfile.

You do not even need the file equate for pfile.

ATB

Roy
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