Re: "Conversion Error" when opening Stream File

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:06:22 -0500 (CDT)
 Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If I choose to use iConv to convert the data, how do I

set

the ccsid of the file?  Is that possible with the

open()

API?

CCSIDs were introduced into the IFS in V5R1.  Prior to
that time, there 
was no CCSID flag to set.  (There was a code page, but
not a CCSID)

If there's no CCSID field, then you can't set it :)

Instead, you'll have to set the code page.  You can set
it by specifying 
O_CODEPAGE one the open() API when the file is created.
 (But don't 
specify O_TEXTDATA, which causes translation, just
O_CODEPAGE to assign 
the code page.)

Alternately, you can set it Qp0lSetAttr() API.

Thanks, Scott.

I was actually referring to making it "work" on V4R5 and
up, so doing it one way for all versions.  I can set the
code page but what about machines running V5R1 and up?  And
what code page do I use?  I can't find a table anywhere
that has a cross reference from Code pages to CCSIDs.

Sorry, I'm not explaining the problem very good I don't
think.  :)  This has to work on V4R5 and up.  Hopefully
without having to check for an OS version.

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