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Re: Converting ascii to edcdic

  • Subject: Re: Converting ascii to edcdic
  • From: nina jones <ddi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 16:45:15 -0500
  • Organization: Data Design Inc. http://www.datadesigninc.com
 
> We have a file in our AS/400 that is seems to be an ASCII file.  Is there
> any way we can convert it to EDCIDIC so we can use it. This file is
> currently in one of our library.

you could also create a non labled tape, then write the file as is to
tape, then override the tape file to asc, and read it back.  

beware if there is packed data however, it will get trashed.  you'll
have to handle that separately.

nj
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