Re: I know I should know this pt 2

[Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is absolutely crazy, but it might work - I haven't done it.

Create another physical file with the floating point fields instead of
zoned, same field names.

After FTP, CPYFRMIMPF to this intermedary file.

CPYF FMTOPT(*MAP) to final destination.

steven.donnellan@simonjersey.com wrote:
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> Thanks to everybody who has helped so far.  Now this is where I'm at;
> PC FILE SPECS
> Column  emid            Number (Double) 8
> Column  branch          Text    3
> Column  active          Text    1
> Column  mail            Text    1
>         *SNIP!*
> Column  newcty          Text    25
> Column  newctry         Text    20
> Column  newpost         Text    10
> Column  adid            Number (Double) 8
> Column  jba seq         Text    3
>
> AS/400 File Description
> Field       Size   Typ
> EMID           8  0 S
> BRANCH         3    A
> ACTIVE         1    A
>         *SNIP!*
> NEWPOST       10    A
> ADID           8  0 S
> JBASEQ         3    A
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