Re: Problems using cpytostmf

[Martin Rowe <martin_rowe@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 2002-02-21 at 15:22, Klein, Ron wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have a spool file that I have copied to a database file, length 132.  I am
> trying to copy that spool file to the IFS with no translation.
>
> When I try to execute the command I get the following error 'Object name not
> a QSYS object'.
>
>  Cause . . . . . :   The operation expected an object in the QSYS file
> system.
>    Object /home/Ronk/RONK/TEST does not result in an object in the QSYS file
>
>    system. Possible causes:
>
>      --The object is in a different file system.
>
>      --The object name does not start at the root file system.
>
>      --The first component of the path name is not QSYS.LIB.
>
>      --The object is on a remote file system.
> ---
> This is how I am executing the command.
>
> >From database file member  . . . > 'RONK/TEST'
>
> To stream file . . . . . . . . . > 'RONK/TEST.TXT'
>
> Stream file option . . . . . . .   *NONE         *NONE, *ADD, *REPLACE
> Data conversion options  . . . . > *NONE         *AUTO, *TBL, *NONE
> Database file CCSID  . . . . . .   *FILE         1-65533, *FILE
> Stream file code page  . . . . .   *STMF         1-32767, *STMF
> End of line characters . . . . . > *CRLF         *CRLF, *LF, *CR, *LFCR..
>
>
> TIA
> Ron

Hi Ron

At a guess I'd say it's because you're giving a relative path for your
streamfile 'RONK/TEST.TXT' instead of an absolute one (no leading '/').
That's relative to your current directory. By default your profile will
have have a home directory of /home/<userprofile> and this will be your
current directory until you change it. Try one of these two solutions.

o  CD DIR('/home')      /* before running your CPYTOSTMF command.*/
o  Use an absolute path '/home/RONK/TEST.TXT' on your CPYTOSTMF

You also might be better of giving an absolute path to your database
file - '/QSYS.LIB/RONK.LIB/TEST.FILE/TEST.MBR' to minimize the risk of
errors.

Regards, Martin