Comments on: CPTYTOSTMF problem http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cptytostmf-problem/ Fri, 24 May 2013 12:30:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: tomliotta http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/cptytostmf-problem/#comment-81082 tomliotta Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:46:08 +0000 #comment-81082 Adamwkiuk2002 is correct. Copying a multi-field externally-described database file to a streamfile doesn’t make sense. The possible variations in different data types, lengths, CCSIDs and all other attributes, would make the CPYTOSTMF command impossible. CPYTOSTMF is intended for simple direct transfer of lines to records or records to lines.

When you need to handle multiple fields, use CPYTOIMPF instead… or write your own utility.

Tom

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