Re: FTP Text File to Source File Member

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That sounds like Unicode...

Are you sure it doesn't look like that on the PC?  HAve you tried
using EDIT from DOS?  (As opposed to Notepad, which isn't a plain-text
editor)


On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Ian J. Forsyth wrote:

> I'm attempting to FTP SQL Source in a PC Text File to an iSeries Source File
> Text Member.
> Inside the Ftp Shell, I'm typing:
>
> ascii
> put sqltext.txt mylib/qsrc.sqltext
>
> which transfers the file to the source member; however, when I inspect the
> source member's data, I'm finding that there's a garbage character in front
> of the first text character and blank spaces inserted between every
> character in the file.  In other words, if I transfer:
>
> TEXT
>
> I get in the source member:
>
> <garbage character>T E X T
>
> In some instances, the lines become really long and data gets truncated.
>
> If it makes a difference, I'm using notepad as my editor on the PC.   Any
> ideas on how to solve this one?
>
> Ian Forsyth
>
>
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