Ray Shahan writes

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From: Shahan, Ray [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:24 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: MPE COPY in POSIX


Hi all,

        I was copying some files while in MPE from a POSIX
directory/file to
an MPE file.  I was a bit unnerved when I realized that the regular
check by
MPE to see if the receiving  file already exists was
circumvented...ouch!

        Is this the way MPE is supposed to work when accessing a POSIX
type
file?  I'm aware that in the shell, a copy is not forgiving, but I was
under
the impression the while in MPE, MPE should act as always?

COPY /DEVRNS/DATAWORK/CMF_ITEMS/ITEM-ATTRIBUTES_PRN,TRANSFER
COPY /DEVRNS/DATAWORK/CMF_ITEMS/ITEM-ATTRIBUTES_PRN,TRANSFER

As in the example (cut-paste from live system), MPE just did the copy.
:-(
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Hmm he says lets try it.  On 7.5 system

:LISTFILE MYCOPY,6
Non-existent MPE named file "MYCOPY.MB.DEV". (CIWARN 920)
:COPY /EDITRAN/IBMFTPIN/FFBA70F6FCA8C5B1C1C4._IE,MYCOPY
:DO
:COPY /EDITRAN/IBMFTPIN/FFBA70F6FCA8C5B1C1C4._IE,MYCOPY
Purge old "MYCOPY.MB.DEV"?Y
:DO
:COPY /EDITRAN/IBMFTPIN/FFBA70F6FCA8C5B1C1C4._IE,MYCOPY
Purge old "MYCOPY.MB.DEV"?N
No copy was done. (CIERR 9113)

Perhaps you have some file equate or temp file monkey business involved.

Mike Berkowitz
Guess? Inc.

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