Re: Java writing EBCDIC

["Mark Phippard" <MarkP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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65535 means no conversion.  Create the file with an EBCDIC CCSID and then
it should convert for you automatically.  You would probably need to
either use JDBC and Create Table or have a dummy PF created with DDS that
you duplicate instead of using CRTPF because I do not think you can assign
a CCSID to a file created by CRTPF with a RCDLEN() specified.

You could also possibly use a source PF if it worked for your needs.

Mark









"Urbanek, Marty" <Marty_Urbanek@stercomm.com>
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My java program runs on the AS/400 and creates a file using
FileOutputStream. Everything works fine as long as the file is in IFS. For
example if the output file is /home/mydir/myfile the data is written in
ASCII, CCSID 819. However, if I write to
/qsys.lib/mylib.lib/myfile.file/myfile.mbr the data representation appears
to still be ASCII.

I am pre-creating the file using CRTPF FILETYPE(*DATA) which forces CCSID
65535. I presume this is why java can't figure out how to convert the
data.

How do I tell the java program to write the data as EBCDIC? Do I have to
convert it myself? I am looking at the BidiTransform class in the IBM
Toolbox for Java. Is this appropriate?

I also need to read data from both IFS and QSYS.LIB. Will the same
technique
apply?

THANKS,
-Marty
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