REPRO Statement

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REPRO Statement

The REPRO statement copies data between VSAM files and sequential files. You can use REPRO statements in an LDMAMS job to back up files or to restore files from backup copies.

Syntax

REPRO INFILE(inddname) OUTFILE(outddname)
         [[FROMKEY(key)] [REPLACE] [REUSE] [TOKEY(key)]]

Operand	Explanation
FROMKEY	Identifies the first input record. Specify a full or partial record key. If the key contains special characters (such as blanks or punctuation characters), enclose it in quotes. Default Value: CA‑L‑Serv starts with the first record in the file.
INFILE	Identifies the source file. For a backup operation, this is the VSAM file that you are backing up. For a restore operation, this is the sequential file that contains the backup copy you want to use.
OUTFILE	Identifies the target file. For a backup operation, this is the sequential file that will contain the backup copy. For a restore operation, this is the VSAM file that you are restoring.
REPLACE	Replaces existing records in the target file with records from the source file. If CA‑L‑Serv finds a duplicate record, it uses the last copy of the record. Omit this parameter on backup operations. Default Value: CA‑L‑Serv skips duplicate records.
REUSE	Deletes the contents of the target file before adding records to it. Omit this parameter on backup operations. A file can be reused only if it was defined with the REUSE option of the DEFINE CLUSTER control statement using the IDCAMS utility.
TOKEY	Identifies the last input record. Specify a full or partial record key. If the key contains special characters (such as blanks or punctuation characters), enclose it in quotes. Default Value: CA‑L‑Serv copies through the last record in the file.

Notes:

You can specify this statement only as input to the LDMAMS utility.
The name of the VSAM file that you reference must match the name of the file in its ADDFILE command. It must not be referenced by a DD statement in the LDMAMS JCL.
The LDMAMS JCL must contain a DD statement for any sequential file that you use.

Example

To back up FILE1 and store its contents in BCKFILE1, specify this statement as input to the LDMAMS job:
```
REPRO INFILE(FILE1) OUTFILE(BCKFILE1)
```
To replace the contents of FILE2 with the contents of BCKFILE2, specify this statement as input to the LDMAMS job:
```
REPRO INFILE(BCKFILE2) OUTFILE(FILE2) REPLACE REUSE  
```

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