RE: More info on [ to ^...

Thanks bruce.

The problem is that I downloaded the save file (with FTP in BIN) with 37,
and the machine is set up to use 285.  

So, what I'm looking for is what is the best way to remedy this.  CHGFTPA?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bvining@vnet.ibm.com [mailto:bvining@vnet.ibm.com]
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 12:56 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: More info on [ to ^...
> 
> 
> Brad,
> 
> The terminal being used to look at the character is most 
> likely running
> in a code page, like 285, where x'BA' is ^ and no CCSID conversion is
> being done from the file CCSID to the device CCSID/CHRID.
> 
> The initial places to look are:
> 
> 1.  What is the CCSID of the file?  Is it one, like 37, where 
> [ = x'BA'?
> 2.  What is the CCSID of the job?  Is it 65535 so that no 
> converion from
>     the file CCSID to the job will take place?
> 3.  What is the CHRID of the *DSPF?  Is it *DEVD so that no conversion
>     will take place from the job to the device?
> 
> If the file is 285 but the data is encoded with 37 (ie x'BA') you may
> have your type of problem.
> 
> If the file is 37, the job is 65535, and the device 285, you will have
> your type of problem.
> 
> If the job is 37, the device 285, and the *DSPF *DEVD you may 
> have your
> type of problem.
> 
> If you have some combination of the above, you may have your (or a
> bigger) problem.  More data is really needed to clearly determine the
> cause.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> >
> >WEll, the file has the right EBCDIC hex code, which is BA.  
> But it isn't the
> >right character.  It shows ^ instead of [.
> >
> >any idea what this is caused by?  My program writes out a 
> "[", but on this
> >machine it shows up as a carrot.
> >
> >Brad
> >
> 
> 
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