Re: FTP Trainee

Thanks ... the place I sending to was speculating that it was 
packed.  DSPFFD told me that all the numeric fields ended up 
being packed, while all the alpha fields in CHAR.

They want me to get a DDS file layout, and send it to them.
I do DDS a lot when modifying BPCS.

I was looking for something like RTVDDSSRC except I not see 
that particular command, and the RTV* I am seeing can't be 
done from command line, so my memory obviously flawed with 
respect to the command I looking for.  

CRTSRCPF aint it either
CRTPF creates physical file from a source member ... I want 
to go in opposite direction

My boss wants this working like yesterday, so I guess I will 
end up transcribing the info manually from DSPFFD to a DDS to 
send the other end

I have vague memory of some 400 command that creates source 
code needed for some physical object.  I think we have used 
it on configuration objects, to setup something the same way 
as something else.

I not have gazillion utilities because my access is not 
unlimited, and the company not want to pay for anything non-
native ... I have in the past tried to get shareware on 
board, but it has been a great pain in rear effort.

---- Original message ----

Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:57:24 -0400
From: rob@xxxxxxxxx  
Subject: Re: FTP Trainee  
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-

l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Do they allow you to GET as well as PUT?  You could always 

GET and see 

what the data looks like.  However most sites do not allow 

you to GET and 

PUT into the same directory so that you don't upload your 

favorite CD's, 

share your password and allow everyone to download.

Are you making an informed decision that it's packed into 

zone, or is that 

a WAG?  Maybe it's a CCSID or a BINary versus ASCii issue.

You should be able to look at the format of the file created 

by query 

using DSPFD or DSPFFD.  That will tell you packed vs zoned 

for sure. There 

are about a bazillion utilities for customizing that.  

Google for DSPLYT 

or LSTDDS.  Also, iNav has a utility that will take any 

file, created with 

DDS or not, and give you the SQL needed to recreate the file.

You could also try DSPPFM and judicious use of F10 and F11.  

Any old bit 

twiddler can tell you that positions 16-17 of the following 

is a packed 

positive three digit number with a value 081.  Whether or 

not it has a 

decimal is strictly up to the definitions in DSPFFD.
*...+....1....+..
81.001         
FF4FFF44444444401
81B0010000000008F



Rob Berendt
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Al Mac <macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxxx>