Hi all,

The question was:  Has anybody noticed that fcopy is slow on 6.5.  The answer is
yes on ksam files!
Thanks for the many emails and calls.  Here is the results of my FCOPY
problems/question:
I  did find a acceptable, solution #4.

solution 1:  my first try
MPEX
%ALTFILE PRHIST;FLIMIT=120000
    ( time 4 + hours, did not complete job got aborted)
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Solution 2:  my second try
:COPY PRHIST,PRHISTB    (About 5 seconds)
:FILE PRHIST,OLD;SAVE
:PURGE *PRHIST                  (Under 5 seconds)
:RESET !PRHIST
:MPEX
%ALTFILE PRHIST;FLIMIT=120000  (About 5 seconds)
%EXIT
:FCOPY FROM=PRHISTB;TO=PRHIST   (Just over 3 hours)
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Solution 3   from HP response  I think her name was Susan.  Sorry if this is not
the
                                                 correct person.
BUILD PRHISTB;REC=-274,,F,ASCII;DISC=130000  (Under 2 seconds)
FCOPY FROM=PRHIST;to=PRHISTB;NOUSERLABLES (about 10 seconds)
:FILE PRHIST,OLD;SAVE
:PURGE *PRHIST                  (Under 5 seconds)
:RESET !PRHIST
:MPEX
%ALTFILE PRHIST;FLIMIT=120000  (About 5 seconds)
%EXIT
:FCOPY FROM=PRHISTB;TO=PRHIST   (Just under 1 hour)
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Solution 4   from Bill Cadier
:COPY PRHIST,PRHISTB    (About 5 seconds)
:PURGE PRHIST                  (Under 1 seconds)
:FILE RHIST,NEW;KSAMXL;KEY=(key info ....); &
:   REC=-274,,F,ASCII;DISC=210000
:fcopy from=PRHISTB;to=*PRHIST     (Just under 20 minutes
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Abraham Zwygart