Re: cpytoimpf file rejected by partner website upload

[Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

IIRC, *ALL is an option on cpyFRMimpf...

The OP is creating the file, not reading it.

Charles

On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM Darren Strong <darren@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Try using *ALL.  There may be a record delimiter and/or file delimiter at
> the end of the file.
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> V7R5 and recent cume and groups updates
> I'm asking this for someone else.
> Same cpytoimpf has worked for years, then partner installed new hosted web
> system.
> No indication if unix versus win, no change in file spec, and have
> adjusted the cpytoimpf to try *CRLF and just *LF - both fail with a message
> "record
> 5 invalid" when file only has 4 records, fixed length ascii text, 801
> bytes each record. No variable fields. *CRLF was always used when it was
> working.
> Ifs file created by cpytostmf with ccsid *pcascii.
> He has talked to partner and they are having some uploads pass, some fail,
> not knowing why.
>
> Is there anything about doing a mapped drive over the specific ifs
> directory, and using a Win pc to log into a portal and upload the file from
> the ifs that could be an issue? The upload does get the 4 records uploaded,
> but the portal edit process then rejects the file.
> No end of file marker in the specs,
> We have moved the file to local pc drive and run upload - that fails with
> same error.
> I expect this is an issue with the new web portal, but need to verify no
> known issues on Power i side.
>
> Jim Franz
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