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  3. July 2003

CCSID for dummies...

I have an RPGIV program that creates a file in the IFS and writes some
text to it.  Following the examples in the superlative "Who Knew..." I
have used CodePage 437.  The file gets created and I can open it through
WRKLNK and read it just fine.

When I go through Ops Nav and copy it to my PC, however, the contents
show as garbage.  The file is an XML file so it should be readable by
any editor.  When I let IE open it the contents are displayed correctly,
but the "View Source" option shows the same garbage.

To experiment, I took another text file from my PC and copied it to the
directory in my IFS.  I confirmed that the CodePage is 437, and I can
view it on the 400.  I then copied that file (again through Ops Nav)
back to a different directory on my PC and could read it fine.

Does anyone have any idea what could be happening?  Am I creating the
file incorrectly?  I can provide code if necessary.

Thanks,

Joel Cochran
http://www.rpgnext.com

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