RE: ASCII to EBCDIC translation

We're going to have to get this into a FAQ, but for now there's a very
simple rule: if you define your data as type "A" in your prototype, RPG
will convert a Java byte array from ASCII to EBCDIC.  If you instead
define it as "3i 0", no conversion will occur.

This is the offender:

> d getCDR          pr         65535a   extproc(*JAVA:CGF
> d                                            :'getCDR')
> d                                     varying

In your case, I think you want to do the following:

d getCDR          pr             3i 0 extproc(*JAVA:CGF
d                                            :'getCDR')
d                                     dim(32767)

Note that the max for DIM is 32767, at least at V5R1.  Also, I haven't
exactly tried this; I've only used it to pass a byte array back and
forth as a parameter.

Joe


> From: Robert Upshall
> 
> I have a java class that receives UPD packets in ASCII.  I have tested
> the class on a PC and the data written to the file stays intact in
ASCII
> format.  I am now happy with my class so I protoype it in RPG and
write
> the same byte array to an iSeries PF.  The problem is that a
conversion
> of ASCII to EBCDIC occurs.  Where is this conversion taking place and
> how do I stop it?
> 
> Here is the java method signature:
> 
> public byte[] getCDR(int len)
> 
> Here is the RPG prototype:
> 
> d getCDR          pr         65535a   extproc(*JAVA:CGF
> d                                            :'getCDR')
> d                                     varying
> d len                           10i 0 value