FCOPY Reference Manual (32212-90008)

Appendix B 133
File Definitions: Default Values
B File Definitions: Default Values
Appendix B summarizes the default file definition values that FCOPY uses to open a tofile
or fromfile. It contains two tables: table B-1 shows default values for different types of
fromfiles, and table B-2 shows default values for different types of tofiles. The information
stored in the file label of an existing disk file always describes its characteristics.
Items marked with a "plus" sign (+) are those most likely to cause problems when you are
copying from one device to another. Refer to the File System Reference Manual
(30000-90236) or Accessing Files Progammer's Guide for information about domains,
buffers, and record formats.
You can override a file's default definition before you issue an FCOPY command. Simply
redefine its characteristics using the MPE FILE command and then use an asterisk (*) to
backreference the FILE command in the FCOPY command.