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<h1 class="topictitle1">Copy files</h1>
<div><p>The copy function on <span class="keyword">iSeries™</span> can
copy physical and logical files, copy members and records, copy complex objects,
and copy files between servers.</p>
<p>You can use the copy function to move data between device files, database
files, or both device and database files with the <span class="keyword">iSeries</span> field-level
sensitive copy function. This function allows you to rearrange, enlarge, or
drop any of the fields. You can also define database files.</p>
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<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3copyfileover.htm">Copy files: overview</a></strong><br />
You can use the copy function to move data between device files,
between database files (including distributed <span class="keyword">DB2<sup>®</sup> Multisystem</span> files),
or between device and database files.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3copypflf.htm">Copy physical or logical files</a></strong><br />
To copy a physical or logical file (the <em>from-file</em>) on <span class="keyword">iSeries</span> into another physical file (the <em>to-file</em>),
which does not yet exist, you can use the CPYF command.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3copyto.htm">Create the to-file (CRTFILE parameter)</a></strong><br />
To copy a physical or logical file when no to-file exists to receive the data, you can create the to-file by specifying CRTFILE(*YES).</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3records.htm">Add, replace, and update records (MBROPT parameter)</a></strong><br />
Many <span class="keyword">iSeries</span> copy
commands allows you to add or replace existing data in the to-file specifying
different attributes on the MBROPT paramete.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3selrecords.htm">Select the records to copy</a></strong><br />
You can use parameters on the copy commands to select only the specific records that you want to copy.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3prtrecords.htm">Print records (PRINT, OUTFMT, and TOFILE(*PRINT) parameters)</a></strong><br />
You can print a list of all records copied, all records excluded, or all records causing ERRLVL output errors. You do this by specifying PRINT special values on a copy command.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3selmem.htm">Select members to copy</a></strong><br />
<span class="keyword">iSeries</span> gives you
several options for copying file members.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3copydbmbrfmt.htm">Copying between different database record formats (FMTOPT parameter)</a></strong><br />
When you copy from a database file to a database file, you must use the FMTOPT parameter if the record formats are not identical or if the files are different types (source or data). If either file is a device file or inline data file, the FMTOPT parameter does not apply. The records are truncated or padded with blanks or zeros when record lengths are different. A message is sent if the records are truncated.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3sequence.htm">Add or changing source file sequence number and date fields (SRCOPT and SRCSEQ Parameters)</a></strong><br />
You can perform additions or changes to sequence number fields and date fields sequence number and date fields when you are copying files.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3copycomplex.htm">Copy complex objects</a></strong><br />
You can copy from and to files that contain user-defined functions (UDFs), user-defined types (UDTs), DataLinks (DLs), large objects (LOBs), identity columns, or ROWIDs.</li>
<li class="ulchildlink"><strong><a href="rbal3copyserver.htm">Copy between different servers</a></strong><br />
You can use the CPYFRMIMPF and CPYTOIMPF commands discussed in
this topic to import (load) or export (unload) data to and from <span class="keyword">iSeries</span>.</li>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbal3workwith.htm" title="This topic describes the various tasks that can be used to ensure that files are used effectively.">Work with database files</a></div>
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<div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
<div><a href="rbal3ft.htm">File types</a></div>
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