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Process Help COPY - copy one file to another |
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COPY |
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Introduction
Copies any file within the database from the input file to the output file.
How to use
If retrieval criteria are in force, then the output file only contains those records which match the criteria. If an index file is copied, the output file contains the joined set of files accessed by the index; it is not itself an index.
Files, Fields and Parameters
Input Files
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Name |
Description |
I/O Status |
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IN |
Input file. |
Input |
Yes |
Table |
Output Files
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Name |
I/O Status |
Required |
Type |
Description |
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OUT |
Output |
Yes |
Table |
Output file. |
Notes
No check is made for the existence of the specified output file, which therefore can be overwritten.
Example
The following example copies a file using a retrieval criteria of 'COPPER>0.5' i.e. all records which have a value of greater than and equal to 0.5 in the field COPPER are copied:
| !COPY | &IN(FILE1), &OUT(FILE2), COPPER>0.5 |
Error and Warning Messages
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