SELCOPY: selective copy

Description

Selective copy utility. Files can be selected based on dates, file owner, or protection class.

Categories

Disk Management
System Operation

Related files

SELCOPY: Object file or COBOL source.

COPY: The Wang COPY utility is called for disk copies.

TAPECOPY: The Wang TAPECOPY utility is called for tape copies.

User Instructions

The SELCOPY utility copies files from one volume to another based on several types of selection criteria. Files that match the selection criteria are moved to the output volume, which may be on disk or tape; the output library is named the same.

The VOLUME screen allows the input and output volumes and the device type (disk or tape) to be specified. The next screen presents the file selection options, including: selection by date of creation, modification, or expiration; by user ID; by file type; or by protection class. The defaults for all selection items are set, so the entire volume will be copied unless some items are changed.

At the conclusion of the copy, the program returns to the EOJ screen. A count of the number of files copies is shown, and a report is also produced. The user may restart or exit the program.

Programmer Instructions

SELCOPY uses a GETPARM screen (VOLUME) to specify input parameters. The selection screen, however, is not a GETPARM and selections must be made manually. The EOJ screen shows the number of files processed.

VOLUMES     Press (RETURN) to continue or PF(16) to exit
            program.

  INVOL     (blank)     The names of the input and output
  OUTVOL    (blank)     volumes for the copy.  Note that the
                        volumes must be mounted and that
                        library names cannot be specified.

  DEVICE    DISK        Change to TAPE to copy to a tape
                        drive.

EOJ         Press PF(01) to restart or PF(16) to exit
            program.  (Note that the number of files copied
            is displayed.)

COBOL source is available.

Example of use

Use to move selected file types to disks or tape, such as copies of program files since a prior update.

Comments

Would be much more useful if it used GETPARMs for selection items and allowed selection by library.