Re: Re[2]: Physical File Data in a Text file !!!

[Tim McCarthy <twmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:39 AM 6/1/98 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Converting packed numeric fields is a breeze if you create LF DDS and
redefine 
>the packed fields to zoned (dtatype 'S'). OS400 will convert the packed
fields 
>dynamically as it reads the PF. I haven't tried it, but I would think that
this 
>will work for FTP as well as it does for CA file transfer.
>
>Eric A DeLong
>ericadelong@pmsc.com
>

But how would you denote negative values? Also, the remote system would
have to understand any implied decimal definitions you've used.  

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