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Yes, the PTF adds the STMFCODPAG parm to the CPYTOIMPF command.

The PTF for V4R5 is SF62142.

For future reference, we just went to V5R1 this past weekend and you no longer
need the PTF - that parm is standard equipment.

Let me know if you need anything else.



On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:48:09 -0600, Jim Damato wrote:

>Thanks for your help, Rich.
>
>I'm a little confused -- I guess the PTF numbers would help.
>
>I'm on V4R5.  CPYTOIMPF doesn't have a STMFCODPAG parameter, but CPYTOSTMF
>does.  I guess you're saying that the PTF adds the STMFCODPAG parameter to
>the CPYTOIMPF command.  I'm not sure what CHGDMDDFT is, unless it's a parm
>on a later version of the command.  I've scanned the iSeries support site
>and have not been able to find the PTF's.  If you know the PTF it would be a
>huge help.
>
>Much thanks...
>
>-Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rich herdman [mailto:rherdman@columbus.rr.com]
>Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 4:23 PM
>To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: CPYTOIMPF and ASCII
>
>
>Are you running V5R1 or an earlier version?  To fix this takes a PTF on V4R4
>or V4R5, but is standard on V5R1.
>
>There is a parm called STMFCODPAG which lets you specify the
>code page of the *IFS file you want to create.  You can specifiy *PCASCII,
>*STDASCII, or various other options.
>
>We download several files for import into Foxpro DOS, and we have to do a
>CHGDMDDFT on the CPYTOIMPF command every time we upgrade to specify
>STMFCODPAG(*PCASCII) for all to come out in ASCII.
>
>Let me know if you need those PTF's or if you have any other questions.
>
>
>On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 16:05:51 -0600, Jim Damato wrote:
>
>>I think I'm missing something pretty basic on this one.
>>
>>We used to do a lot of PC downloads through shared folders.  I've always
>>assumed that the CPYTOPCD command did an EBCDIC to ASCII conversion.  Now
>we
>>want to start downloading through the IFS, mostly because CPYTOIMPF is so
>>cool.  In my first experiments I've found that I've got very messy data.
>>One of our PC programs interprets the files nicely as EBCDIC, and Excel
>>definitely can't cope.
>>
>>Do CPYTOIMPF and CPYTOSTMF produce EBCDIC files, and, if so, is there an
>>easy way to convert them?
>>
>>-Jim
>>
>>James P. Damato
>>Manager - Technical Administration
>>Dollar General Corporation
>><mailto:jdamato@dollargeneral.com>
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