Re: CPYTOIMPF STMFCODPAG(*PCASCII)

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Please read the following APAR:
http://www-912.ibm.com/n_dir/nas4apar.NSF/51d11a683a56a5cc862564c000763b23/0cd39ad7f981e5bc86256e5400420e53

This is a FAQ.


as400 wrote:
> On v5r1 I used to be able to copy a *SPLF to a *PF and then use CPYTOIMPF 
> with STMFCODPAG(*PCASCII) to get an ascii file in the IFS.
>
> With v5r3 this no longer seems to work. When I display the file in the 
> IFS, even tough it looks largely ok, I get the message 'File CCSID 
> incorrect' (CPDB610) at the bottom of the screen:
>
> Cause . . . . . :   The file CCSID was 01252, but the data in the file
>    looks like EBCDIC. A CCSID of 00500 is being used. 
>
> Recovery  . . . :   If another CCSID is needed, use F15 to change to the
>    desired CCSID. 
>
>
> When I ftp (bin or asc) off the file to a PC it looks like a mess (or as 
> the above message suggests, like EBCDIC data).
>
> What am I doing wrong?
> Moe