FCOPY Reference Manual (32212-90008)

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FCOPY Functions
SKIPEOF
Figure 5-8. SKIPEOF=−3
If you specify +0 or −0 for either of these parameters, SKIPEOF positions the tape at the
beginning of the current file, as illustrated in figure 5-9.
Figure 5-9. SKIPEOF=+0
Examples
The command below instructs FCOPY to skip to the fourth file of *THISTAPE and to the
fifth file of *THATTAPE before copying data from *THISTAPE to *THATTAPE:
>FROM=*THISTAPE;TO=*THATTAPE;SKIPEOF=4,5
In the example below, FCOPY copies information from the file three files ahead of *TAPES's
current position to the seventh file of *TAPE2. If, for example, the current position of
*TAPES is at the second file mark, FCOPY begins to copy from the sixth file. No matter