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On 04/01/2006, at 6:54 AM, Jeff Crosby wrote:
Is there a way to change the CCSID of an IFS file?
From VRM510 and up you can use the CHGATR command but you'll need to be sure the data in the file matches the new CCSID. For example, if your PDF files really were created in CCSID 37 and you just change it to 819 you'll likely have problems reading them. If the PDF files are actually 819 and the 37 tag is simply an oversight due to the default file creation process then you'll be fine (but if that's the case then you should set the CCSID during the PDF creation).
Another thing to check is whether the PDF files have a Primary Group Profile (PGP) specified. I've noticed very strange behaviour copying files where the files have a PGP. Even though all other file authorities match the requirements for a copy operation and the copy works without a PGP the copy will fail when a PGP exists on the file. I've found no documentation to explain this behaviour. The copy will fail using CPY but work using cp from QSHELL. The OS/400 error message usually indicates insufficient authority (and in typical Unix-weenie fashion gives no indication of WHERE the problem might be) but I've not tried copying to /QNTC (don't use WinDOS). It is possible that a generic "can't do that" message is sent. Most of the IFS commands provide really pathetic error messages when compared to the feedback we've come to expect from the rest of the system.
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