COPY primary command
The COPY command copies one or more lines of data from a data set or member of a partitioned data set (PDS) into the member or data set currently being edited or viewed. Use the A (after) or B (before) line commands or the AFTER or BEFORE keyword along with a label, to specify where the data is to be copied.
You can optionally specify the data set details from which the data is to be copied. If you do not specify these details, File Manager displays the Edit/View - Copy panel where you can enter the data set details from which the data is to be copied.
Syntax
- datasetname
- Name of data set from which data is to be copied. The default High Level Qualifier (HLQ) is used. Typically, the default is the TSO PREFIX for your user ID.
- memname
- Name of member from which data is to be copied.
- rt:applid:rname
- You can specify a CICS® resource
in place of a data set name, where:
- rt
- Resource type. Valid values are:
- FI
- For a CICS® file.
- TD
- For a Transient Data Queue.
- TS
- For a Temporary Storage Queue.
- applid
- The VTAM® applid of the CICS® system.
- rname
- The name of the resource.
- MQ:manager:queuename
- You can specify a MQ queue, where:
- manager
- The MQ manager to be used. If you specify a generic name, File Manager displays a list of matching managers to select from.
- queuename
- The queue to be used. If you specify a generic name, File Manager displays a list of matching queues to select from.
- before_label
- Label identifying the start of a range of records from which data is to be copied. The label must start with a period (.) followed by one to four alphabetic characters (no numeric or special characters). Labels starting with the letter “Z” indicate an editor-assigned label.
- after_label
- Label identifying the end of a range of records from which data is to be copied. The label must start with a period (.) followed by one to four alphabetic characters (no numeric or special characters). Labels starting with the letter “Z” indicate an editor-assigned label.
- start_line
- Number identifying the line number of the first line of data in the data set or member from which data is to be copied.
- end_line
- Number identifying the line number of the last line of data in the data set or member from which data is to be copied.