Copying z/FS files

You can copy z/FS files to and from other z/FS files and z/OS® data sets. In general, the methods are the same as described in Copying data sets. When you specify an z/FS file as either the From or To object, File Manager treats it as a sequential data set.

Both source and target files can be interpreted as text or binary files. If the Binary mode option is not selected, text mode is assumed and records are determined by delimiters. If you select the Binary mode option, the records are determined by record size defined in reclen, or by the default, 80 bytes.

If you specify a path to the z/FS directory as an input file, File Manager displays the directory list. You can select one or more z/FS files and copy them. If you select a subdirectory, File Manager displays a new list, allowing selection on the next level. To return to the previous list, press the Exit function key (F3). In this way, you can navigate through the directories and choose the files to be displayed.

To display a pop-up window with the absolute path name (including the complete file name, which may be shortened on the list), position the cursor against the file name and press Enter. If this is the From z/FS directory, the pop-up window allows you to rename the target file (if the To specification describes an z/FS directory) or the target member (if the To specification describes a PDS library).

If the directory is specified in batch, all regular files from this directory, but not from sub-directories, are copied.

When you copy members from a PDS library to an z/FS directory, member names become file names (they can be changed in the fullscreen mode). When you copy from an z/FS directory to a PDS library, the targets are members and their names must conform to a member name. If you do not rename the target files, File Manager derives the file name in the following way:
  • Translates the file name to uppercase.
  • If the name is longer than 8 characters, characters from the ninth position onwards are ignored.
  • Starting from the first character, File Manager uses the maximum number of characters (up to a maximum of 8) that conform to member name rules to form the file name. If the first character violates the member name rules, the target name is not created and the file is not copied.