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Copy a DL/I Segment

Copy a DL/I segment from one database to another.

1. To retrieve the segment you want to copy, specify the following, and then press Enter:

   FUNC= a DL/I get function
   PSB and DBD of source database
   SIZE= size of the DL/I segment
   

2. Enter the following optional information, and then press Enter:

   SSA= SSAs needed to retrieve the requested segmentFILE displays the segment.
   

3. Specify the following, and then press Enter:

   FUNC= ADDU
   PSB and/or DBD of destination database
   SIZE= size of the DL/I segment
   

4. Make any necessary changes.
5. Specify the following, and then press Enter:

   FUNC= ISRT
   SSA= SSAs necessary to insert segment into proper
        position in database
   

The segment is copied if the call is successful.

Note: To copy additional segments, repeat Steps 1 through 5.

Example

To copy a SKILL segment whose key is ARTIST and whose length is 100 bytes from one database to another, follow these steps:

1. Specify the following, and then press Enter:

FUNC= GU 
PSB= OLDBASE 
DBD= DBD0025 
SIZE= 100              (or 64 for FORMAT= D) 
SSA= SKILL (SKILCODE= ARTIST)

2. Specify the following, and then press Enter:

FUNC= ADDU 
PSB= NEWBASE 
DBD= DBD0010 
SIZE= 100              (or 64 for FORMAT= D)

3. Specify the following, and then press Enter:

FUNC= ISRT 
SSA= SKILL (SKILCODE= ARTIST)