RE: FTP Issue

It's not a fixable issue. All versions of OS/400 convert between EBCDIC
and ASCII (automatically), but none will convert a packed decimal field
to zoned decimal. You can do a couple of things:

1. Create a file with the same fields but change the packed fields to
zoned fields, and then do a CPYF and FTP the copied file. This is good
if you have the DDS.
2. Use the CPYTOSTMF command.
3. Use the CPYTOIMPF command.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: FTP Issue
> From: "Matthew Gross" <prrgg1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, January 10, 2005 1:05 pm
> To: "Post AS-400 System Questions" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I am working at a client who has an AS/400 with release 4.x of the OS/400 
> operating system.
>  
> The problem we are experiancing is with FTP on the 400.  It appears that all 
> packed decimal fields send special characters to the receiving system.  The 
> receiving system is running UNIX.
>  
> >From what I gather at this level of the OS (4.x) there is no way to convert 
> >EBCIDIC to ASCII and then send it via FTP.   
>  
> I understand that in later releases of the AS/400 Operating System this 
> problem with FTP is fixed.  
>  
> Is this True???   
> What is the earliest level of the AS/400 OS that this issue is fixed?
>  
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>  
> M Gross
> 
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