Ed, COPY CPVOL may not do what you want for the directory area; the manual indicates that it copies all PERM, PARM, and *active* directory space. If you are trying to write to some "alternate" area, those cylinders would need to have been formatted by CPFMTXA (or ICKDSF, which is called by CPFMTXA) ahead of time, or DDR copied from a location that was already formatted.
Additionally, the HELP for HCPDIR787E, indicates another possible problem: "The device type specified on the DIRECTORY statement did not match the device type of the directory volume." Are the new and old volumes the same device type and model? Formatting/Allocating the specific cylinder required for the alternate directory on the output volume should be fast and pretty easy. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. "Edward M. Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> 06/12/2006 09:57 AM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject Coping the RES volume Hello Everyone, Is there away to copy a SYSRES volume and make it usable without doing the CPformat first? Or do I have to do a COPY ALL? I did a COPY CPVOL and am having a problem putting my alternate directory on line. directxa z890 direct z/VM USER DIRECTORY CREATION PROGRAM - VERSION 4 RELEASE 3.0 HCPDIR787E I/O ERROR 0780 INCORRECT RECORD LENGTH DETECTED EOJ DIRECTORY NOT UPDATED Thanks to you all. Ed Martin Aultman Health Foundation 330-588-4723 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ext. 40441 The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
