RE: cpytostmf file layout problem -- MIDRANGE-L

Thanks Vern,

1. you are correct I get the 132 record length when I do a wrklnk.  I also
get the same file size when I use VI in linux.  Shouldn't VI be the best app
to look at this in.  I always understood that VI was the best because it
ignores any formating.

2.  Basically I would like to see the same format with the 8219 record
length on the Linux Mounted drive that I see in the AS/400 library.  The
flat file has certain fields that end and begin at certain positions for
example claim number may be in position 1-6 then social security number may
be in position 9-18 so on and so forth til we reach record 8219. Each line
is a record. What happens is the file reaches record 132 and goes to the
next line.  I do have a carraige return line feed in the doc at the end of
each record but that does not matter with the crlf end of line function.

3.  I am not to sure about this one can't I just copy the exact same thing I
see on the 400 lib to a 400 dir?  I understand the file is specific to the
app you view it in like if I open it in word it will be formated.

Thanks for your help

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Vernon Hamberg
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 11:29 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: cpytostmf file layout problem


A couple questions/comments -

1. Where are you getting the 132 record length? Can I assume it is when you
take option 5 in WRKLNK? Often you are better off looking at IFS files with
a Windows app like TextPad

2. I'm not sure what you mean by preserving the format - can you say more
about what you expect or hope to see?

3. Remember that IFS stream files are not record-based. You CAN specify a
record-delimiter that is appropriate for Windows or Unix, however, but this
will be honored only in an app on the respective OS.

Thanks
Vern

At 09:41 AM 10/25/2004, you wrote:
>I have a flat file with a record lenghth of 8219 in an AS/400 library
>(MCOLIB) I want to copy to a stream file in the directory /QOpenSys/.  When
>ever I try using the cpytostmf or cpytoimpf I copies the file to the
>directory and then uses a record length of 132 and does not preserve the
>format.  I have tried using default perameters and different ccid's for
>qascii and all that seems to work is a record length of 132.  Please help
>thanks
>
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