The Duplicate File Format  2 command duplicates a file  from a physical
file  to a new  file with  the same  format as the  original file.   No
data  is copied  to the new  file.  The  user must have  *USE rights to
the  file  being  duplicated.    This  differs  from   CRTDUPOBJ  which
requires *OBJMGT authority.

DUPFILFMT  is  a  similar  command   which  creates  the  new  file  by
accessing  the source and using CRTPF.   DUPFILFMT2 uses CRTDUPOBJ in a
sub program that adopts the QSECOFR profile.

A typical command would be:

             DUPFILFMT2 FILE(ABC) TOLIB(XYZ)

The file  ABC must  be  a physical  file  and must  must not  exist  in
library XYZ.   The ABC  file would be created  in library XYZ  with the
same  format.   See the MBR  parameter for  the handling of  members in
the new file.

DUPFILFMT2 escape messages you can monitor for
----------------------------------------------

      TAA9891    The file must be a physical file
      TAA9892    The file to be created already exists

Escape messages from based on functions will be re-sent.

DUPFILFMT2 Command parameters                         *CMD
-----------------------------

   FILE          The qualified  name  of  the file  to  be  duplicated.
                 The  library value  defaults  to  *LIBL.   A  specific
                 library or *CURLIB may also be used.

   TOLIB         The  library where  the  file will  be  duplicated to.
                 It  may be the same library  as per the FILE parameter
                 if a new file name is used.

   NEWFIL        The name  of  the  new file.    The default  is  *FILE
                 meaning the  same file name as in  the FILE parameter.

   MBR           The  member  name in  the  file  to be  created.   The
                 default is  *FILE meaning  the  member name  is  taken
                 from the new file being created.

                 If the file  being duplicated has no  members, the new
                 file will not have any members.

   TEXT          The text description for the new file.

                 *DFT  is   the  default  meaning  the   text  will  be
                 'Created by  DUPFILFMT2  from lll/fff'.    A  specific
                 text   description  may   be   entered.     The   text
                 description  will also  be  used for  the  member text
                 description.


Restrictions
------------

  **   Only a physical file may be duplicated.

  **   The user must have *USE rights to the file being duplicated.

Prerequisites
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The following TAA Tools must be on your system:

     CHKOBJ3         Check object 3
     RMVMSGKEY       Remove message key
     RSNLSTMSG       Resend last message
     RTVDBFA         Retrieve data base file attributes
     SNDCOMPMSG      Send completion message
     SNDESCINF       Send escape information
     SNDESCMSG       Send escape message

Implementation
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None, the tool is ready to use.

Objects used by the tool
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   Object        Type    Attribute      Src member    Src file
   ------        ----    ---------      ----------    ----------

   DUPFILFMT2    *CMD                   TAADBOH       QATTCMD
   TAADBOHC      *PGM       CLP         TAADBOHC      QATTCL
   TAADBOHC2     *PGM       CLP         TAADBOHC2     QATTCL

The TAADBOHC2 program is created as USRPRF(*OWNER).