Re: csv output from cpytoimpf

Actually, IBM has a PTF to fix the CPYTOIMPF problem with the comma following 
the
last field.

R420 SF56130
R430 SF56123
R440 SF56124

Dave Brimeyer
Ascend Technologies

Joel Fritz wrote:

> You're right about the Client Access file transfer.  Don't know what I was
> thinking.  The other thing that seems a bit nonstandard with cpytoimpf is
> the comma that follow the last field.  I assume that that's "as designed
> also." (Although it seems like the off by one errors that plague me in my
> own code. <g>)
>
> It's not a matter of life and death for me, but it's bizarre how cpytoimpf
> seems to follow its own path for the comma delimited format.  I'm belaboring
> the obvious here, but CSV is _supposed_ to be a standard for file exchange.
> <g>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Brimeyer [mailto:dbrimeyer@home.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2000 2:28 PM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: csv output from cpytoimpf
> >
> >
> > The Client Access Express data transfer to csv file strips
> > trailing blanks from
> > character fields.  When we discovered cpytoimpf does not, we
> > reported to IBM as a
> > bug.  We got their typical "working as designed" response,
> > though they realized
> > it is something that needs to be changed.  Don't know if/when
> > that will happen.
> >
> > Dave Brimeyer
> > Ascend Technologies
> >
> >
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