The WFL job created by FILECOPY might be too large for the WFL compiler to handle. If the NOZIP option is set, FILECOPY calls WFL to perform a syntax compile. If the compile fails, FILECOPY prints a warning message in the output file. If the NOZIP option is reset and the WFL compile fails, FILECOPY displays an error message and prints an error message in the output file. The most likely cause of a syntax error is a large number of files being selected for copying and removal.

In case of a failure, modify the FILECOPY input to reduce the number of files selected or to use the NOZIP and LOCKDECK options to save and modify the WFL job so that it compiles (perhaps by splitting it into multiple jobs.) If you split the WFL job into multiple jobs, you might need to use the LIBMAINTDIR library maintenance attributes to ensure that a single tape volume family is created.