Although this issue started out as a COPY command error, it has
certainly turned into another issue -- the BUILD command.

I tried to build a file in the perm directory thus:


:BUILD XYX;REC=-1008,1,F,ASCII;DISC=500;SPOOL;CCTL

:LISTF XYX,2

ACCOUNT=  DEV         GROUP=  PUB     

FILENAME  CODE  ------------LOGICAL RECORD-----------  ----SPACE----
                  SIZE  TYP        EOF      LIMIT R/B  SECTORS #X MX

XYX       OUTSP  1008B  VACS         0        500   1        0  0  *


:PURGE XYX

BUILD XYX;REC=-1008,1,F,ASCII;DISC=500;SPOOL;CCTL;TEMP

:BUILD XYX;REC=-1008,1,F,ASCII;DISC=500;SPOOL;CCTL;TEMP
ATTEMPT TO SAVE PERMANENT FILE AS TEMPORARY  (FSERR 110)
Build of file "XYX.PUB.DEV" failed. (CIERR 279)

Even although I specified the ;temp option in the build command, the
system still tried to build the file in the perm directory. Huh?

No file equations are pointing to this file.


So I have no idea what is going on with this issue.....


Brian.



On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:19:05 -0500, Olav Kappert <[log in to unmask]> 
wrote:

>Brian:
>
>I remember doing something like this in my past, and I used file equates
>to the actual files.
>
>Do file equations of the the two files and reference them from within
>the program.
>
>Olav.
>
>Brian Donaldson wrote:
>
>>Ugh, I had an epiphany about this problem earlier this morning, discovering
>>what the problem really is.
>>
>>It's a bug in my program that only surfaced when I tried to process
>>NM spoolfiles in the application.
>>
>>The scenario is:
>>
>>Open/read perm file, build temp file of same name. This part works ok.
>>
>>Process records in perm file, writing processed data to temp file. Works ok.
>>
>>At the eof on perm file, this is what happens and is buggy (not sure yet 
how I
>>will resolve the issue)
>>
>>Original Step 1) FCLOSE perm file with 4 disposition (close and delete)
>>Original Step 2) FCLOSE temp file with 1 disposition (close and save in perm
>>directory)
>>
>>This worked just fine, no problem. Except for one little potential flaw in this
>>logic --
>>
>>Execute Step 1) -- Perm file is gone
>>
>>Potentially a SYSTEM FAILURE could happen right here.........
>>
>>Thus both the perm and temp files are gone bye-bye!!
>>
>>I know, the chances of that happening are much less than the chances are
>>of me winning the lottery, but...
>>
>>So I came up with a contingency to get around this potential logic flaw --
>>
>>New Step 1) FCLOSE perm file with zero disposition (no change)
>>
>>COPY perm file to hold file of same name
>>
>>This is where my problem started with the COPY command in the program.
>>
>>I discovered it is trying to copy the *temp* file to the hold file. BOO BOO...
>>
>>It needs to be copying the *PERM* file into the hold file.
>>
>>This problem has existed all along but only seemed to raise its ugly head
>>when I started processing spoolfiles.
>>
>>So I will have to figure out another solution......
>>
>>Thanks to all who responded to my posting on this matter.
>>
>>Your help is very much appreciated.
>>
>>Brian.
>>
>>
>>On Sun, 4 Nov 2007 10:22:07 +0000, Roy Brown
>><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>In message <[log in to unmask]>, 
Brian
>>>Donaldson <[log in to unmask]> writes
>>>
>>>
>>>>Apparently, the copy problem only happens in the program with spoolfiles.
>>>>The copy command works fine on other file types.
>>>>
>>>>I also tried fcopy with the same error:
>>>>
>>>>FCOPY FROM=O23.OUT.HPSPOOL;TO=HOLDFILE;NEW
>>>>
>>>>HP31900A.05.04 FILE COPIER (C) HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. 1999
>>>>*105*
>>>>CAN'T OPEN FROMFILE
>>>>DISPLAY FILE INFORMATION (Y OR N) ?
>>>>
>>>>ABORT
>>>>Program aborted per user request. (CIERR 989)
>>>>
>>>>I also discovered that the rename command doesn't work on spoolfiles
>>>>
>>>>
>>either --
>>
>>
>>>>:RENAME O66.OUT.HPSPOOL,HOLDFILE
>>>>RENAME FOR THE GIVEN FILE TYPE IS NOT SUPPORTED (FSERR 392)
>>>>RENAME failed due to file system error.  Not renamed. (CIERR 373)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Brian.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>You wouldn't by any chance be writing this spoolfile in the same program
>>>you are trying to copy it with, would you?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Sat, 3 Nov 2007 15:37:00 -0400, Brian Donaldson
>>>>
>>>>
>><[log in to unmask]>
>>
>>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Sorry, my email typo --
>>>>>
>>>>>the code in the program says --
>>>>>
>>>>>COPY O66.out.hpspool,holdfile;YES
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>When seeking help with errors in code, I cannot recommend the use of cut
>>>and paste highly enough.
>>>
>>>It saves everybody, including you, from going off on wild goose chases
>>>:-)
>>>
>>>ATB
>>>
>>>Roy
>>>
>>>--
>>>Roy Brown        'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
>>>Kelmscott Ltd     useful, or believe to be beautiful'  William Morris
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