Copy a DBCS font table

Use the Copy DBCS Font Table (CPYIGCTBL) command to copy a DBCS font table to or from tape, diskette, or physical file.

The DBCS font tables are saved when you use the Save System (SAVSYS) command so you do not have to use the CPYIGCTBL command when performing normal system backup.

A physical file used to save and restore table information must have a minimum record length of 74 bytes.

Copy a table onto a tape, a diskette, or a physical file

You should copy a DBCS font table onto a tape, a diskette, or a physical file in the following instances:

Before deleting that table
After new user-defined characters are added to the tables
When planning to use the tables on another system

To copy a DBCS font table onto a tape, a diskette, or a physical file, follow these steps:

If copying a DBCS font table onto a tape or diskettes, make sure that the tape or diskettes are initialized to the *DATA format. If necessary, initialize the tape or diskettes by specifying the FMT(*DATA) parameter on the Initialize Diskette (INZDKT) command.
Load the initialized tape or diskette onto the system.
Enter the CPYIGCTBL command as follows:
1. Choose the value OPTION(*OUT).
2. Use the DEV parameter to select the device to which you want to copy the table. A value of *FILE specifies that the DBCS font table is saved to a physical file.
3. Use the SELECT and RANGE parameters to specify which portion of the table you want copied from the system.
Press the Enter key. The system copies the DBCS font table onto the specified medium or into a physical file.
Remove the tape or the diskette after the system finishes copying the table.

Copy a DBCS font table from a tape, a diskette, or a physical file

Use the Copy DBCS Font Table (CPYIGCTBL) command to copy a DBCS font table from a tape, a diskette, or a physical file onto the system. The system automatically creates the DBCS font table again when copying its contents if the following conditions are true:

The specified table does not already exist in the system.
The medium or physical file from which you are copying the table contains all of the IBM-defined double-byte characters.
SELECT(*ALL) or SELECT(*SYS) is specified on the CPYIGCTBL command.