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At 03:10 PM 3/20/98 -0500, Buck Calabro wrote: >We have a scenario where we're sending records to a bank >via a PC file. We format the file on the 400, then CPYTOPCD >to the PC and use a PC comm pkg to send it to the bank. The >problem is that the bank demands "fixed" (94 byte) records >with CR/LF appended. Some of the records have data that takes >up only 30 columns. These records get "truncated"; on the PC >we see 30 columns of data, then a CR/LF. The bank insists that >their application requires the record be padded with blanks: >no other pad characters are acceptable to them. > >As a workaround, we put a "~" in the last column and created >a translate table that translates the "~" (x'A1') to an ASCII >blank (x'20') This works fine, but I can't help but think >there's a simpler solution. I recall a thread about FTP and >Win95 reacting this way, but I don't recall the details. Buck, That's the normal behavior for FTP, and I think I just recently read an apar that said that the same thing has been PTFd into CA. I think you're limited to 3 possible solutions: 1. Do what you're doing now (my preference) 2. Reprocess the file on the PC and pad it. 3. Use ODBC (or I suppose APPC, CPIC or DDM) Pete Pete Hall peteh@inwave.com http://www.inwave.com/~peteh/ +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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