RE: Reading from the IFS

Jerry,

It can do the translation from one CCSID to another. I think the flag
you specify in the open to make it do that is O_TEXTDATA. This flag also
will do the translation on the write. You can actually store data in any
format you want. Scott Kelment has written quite a bit about IFS API's
and his website (http://www.scottklement.com/rpg/) is full of lots of
very useful information and examples.

Matt

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Subject: Reading from the IFS

2 quick questions. Only need quick answers!

When calling the _C_IFS_fgets external procedure in RPGLE, is the data 
being read in ascii? If so, does it get automatically translated into 
ebcdic during the read (in the RPG) or should a translate operation be 
performed after the read to ensure it is in ebcdic before subsequent 
processing?

Second question - can the IFS store data in ebcdic or is it always in 
ascii?

Just trying to clarify a debate. 

Thanks!

Regards, Jerry

Gerald Kern - MIS Project Leader
Lotus Notes/Domino Administrator
IBM Certified RPG IV Developer
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