RE: Java writing EBCDIC

["Gary L Peskin" <garyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try using a FileWriter instead of a FileOutputStream.  Writers were
introduced in Java 1.1 and are the preferred way to do this sort of
encoding conversion.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: java400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:java400-l-admin@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Urbanek, Marty
> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 8:28 AM
> To: 'java400-l@midrange.com'
> Subject: Java writing EBCDIC
>
>
> 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