Re: QFileSvr.400 usage

["Peter Dow (ML)" <maillist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the effort Rob.  How about 1 more step -- try to copy a file 
member?  In any case, it appears that the QSYS.LIB is not very well 
integrated into the Integrated File System...at least not via QFileSvr.400.

rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> No, and this was on a pair of V5R4 machines.
>
> CPY OBJ('/QSYS.LIB/ROBDELME.LIB') TODIR('/QFileSvr.400/GDIHQ/QSYS.LIB')
> CPFA0D4
> Message . . . . :   Object is a directory.  Object is 
> /QSYS.LIB/ROBDELME.LIB. 
> Cause . . . . . :   The operation expected an object which is not a 
> directory.
>   Object /QSYS.LIB/ROBDELME.LIB is a directory.  
> Recovery  . . . :   Determine the correct name for the object and retry 
> the 
>   operation.  
>
> I tried this:
> MD '/QFileSvr.400/GDIHQ/QSYS.LIB/ROBDELME.LIB'
> CPY OBJ('/QSYS.LIB/ROBDELME.LIB/*') 
> TODIR('/QFileSvr.400/GDIHQ/QSYS.LIB/*')
> CPFA089
> Message . . . . :   Pattern not allowed in path name.  
> Cause . . . . . :   You specified a pattern in path name  
>   /QFileSvr.400/GDIHQ/QSYS.LIB/*, but a pattern is not allowed.  
> Recovery  . . . :   Specify the complete path name and try the request 
> again.
>
> So, then I remembered that I shouldn't specify a pattern on TODIR.  So I 
> changed it to:
> CPY OBJ('/QSYS.LIB/ROBDELME.LIB/*') TODIR('/QFileSvr.400/GDIHQ/QSYS.LIB')
> CPFA0DA-Object is a directory.  Object is 
> /QSYS.LIB/ROBDELME.LIB/DELETEME.FILE.
> You may be wondering how a PF can be a directory.  It's composed of 
> members within that directory.  For example, if you look at
> WRKLNK '/QSYS.LIB/MYLIB.LIB/QCLSRC.FILE/*'
> where MYLIB is replaced, what do you see?
> Object link            Type
> .                      FILE
> ..                     LIB 
> $SND.MBR               MBR 
> $SNDL.MBR              MBR 
> ACCTDELC.MBR           MBR 
> ADDBKP.MBR             MBR 
> APYRMTPTFC.MBR         MBR 
> ASTSNDMSG.MBR          MBR 
> AUDLIBALL.MBR          MBR 
> ...
>
> Rob Berendt
>