hello

i just have received some info on mpe/java i am trying to run the following
copy statement, and i get the following error

:copy /tmp/sample.profile , ./.profile
      ^
The last component of the pathname "/tmp/sample.profile" does not exist.
(CIERR
935)

i always have run copy with periods between file, group and account.
can someone tell me what this copy statement is actually trying to do and
while it will not work.

thanks frank