Dave,
There is a ;COPY option on a file command you can use (if you are just
wanting to look at contents).
So:
File myfile,old;copy
fcopy from=*myfile;to=;char;hex.....
Otherwise, there are options in the FCONTROL intrinsic you can use.
HTH
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "David T Darnell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 2:36 PM
Subject: nondestructive print of message file
> How do I print a message file without records getting deleted by the
> destructive read?
>
> -Dave
>
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