Member copy and move

You can copy between datasets like this:

Cmd Member   Text                     Description   Show
CO  FRED     USERID.QUAL2.QUAL3.QUAL4
TO  BILL     OTHERID.SOME.DATA.OR.OTHER

The commands shown above will Copy the member FRED To the member BILL on the target dataset. If you want to copy or move without changing the member name, you can leave the member name blank on the TO and OV lines. The command combinations that can be used are as follows (choose one from the left column and one from the right):

Members may be copied or moved:

co

copy member

mo

move member

And may, or may not, over-write their target if it already exists:

ov

target member name. Any existing member is overwritten

to

target member name. If the member already exists, it is not overwritten

Note that the same dataset can appear as many times as you like on a DDF list. If you use the same dataset name with CO/MO and TO/OV:

• Using the same member and same dataset is not an error, but also is not sensible!
• A MO/TO operation using the same dataset names and different member is equivalent to renaming the member; MO/OV will over-write any existing member.
• CO/TO or CO/OV creates a new copy, with or without over-writing the target, respectively.

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Last updated: 21 Jan 2002