RE: Squash a file

The format that they requested uses a ">" as a field delimiter and a "^" for a 
record delimiter.

So, we're sending this:

N1<CN<WESTERN REGIONAL DELIVERY SVC.<WESTERNREG<^
N3<2417 EAST CARSON ST.<<^
N4<LONG BEACH<CA<908100000<971706^
N1<SH<<WESTERNREG<^
N3<2417 EAST CARSON ST.<<^
N4<LONG BEACH<CA<908100000<971706^

They want this:

N1<CN<WESTERN REGIONAL DELIVERY SVC.<WESTERNREG<^N3<2417 EAST CARSON 
ST.<<^N4<LONG
BEACH<CA<908100000<971706^N1<SH<<WESTERNREG<^N3<2417 EAST CARSON ST.<<^N4<LONG
BEACH<CA<908100000<971706^

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of booth@martinvt.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 8:51 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Squash a file


Art, I am curious.  Don't they want trailing blanks stripped, and if they
do, don't they want some marker at record end?  Either a line feed or a
carriage return since they don't want CR/LF or LF/CR?

_______________________
Booth Martin
Booth@MartinVT.com
http://www.MartinVT.com
_______________________




"Art Tostaine, Jr." <Art@link400.com>
Sent by: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
06/20/2000 12:43 PM
Please respond to MIDRANGE-L


        To:     <midrange-l@midrange.com>
        cc:
        Subject:        Squash a file

I have a EDI transaction file that I am sending to someone and they have
requested that I strip the
<LF><CR> out of the text file before I send it to them.

I am not using a translator, so I write out a record for each record type
to my flat file.

Anyone know of a utility that will squash it down?  I know that
Trailblazer systems does this in
their Zmodem product (Hey Tim McCarthy).

How can I write some AS/400 code to read the record based file and write
it out like a stream file?
CPYTOSMTF doesn't strip the stuff as far as I can see, even with
ENDLINFMT(*FIXED)

Art Tostaine, Jr.
CCA, Inc.
Jackson, NJ 08527

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