RE: Using SNADS to transfer file

[qsrvbas@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Tom Liotta)]

midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

>   5. Using SNADS to transfer file (Walker, Jodi)
>
>  However, FTP for
>field/record based DB2 files randomly places garbage in certain fields.

I'd like to see an example of this. I suspect a problem in how the transfer is 
being done, perhaps even a CCSID mismatch issue. This certainly shouldn't be 
happening although it's possible I suppose. If you do the same FTP twice, does 
it result in different random garbage? The part about 'certain fields' is 
indicative.

>It seems to me there should be an easier way.  SNADS seems to hint at
>offering the solution.  Once upon a time I used to do ICF programming -
>but the skills are long gone from the memory banks.

Given that FTP is out of consideration and SNADS is your intended direction, 
I'd guess the obvious answer is SNDNETF/RCVNETF. I don't see much reason for 
ICF programming at all for this. Once the SNADS configuration is in place, it's 
almost just one command on the source system and the other command on the 
target system as soon as the transfer is finished.

Unfortunately, if something such as a CCSID mismatch is causing the current 
problem, I don't know if _any_ transfer technique will help.

Tom Liotta

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