Re: CPYTOIMPF question - feature or bug?

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed 05-May-2011 15:09 , sjl wrote:
> When I run the same CPYTOIMPF command using as the destination a
> folder in the IFS rather than a Windows folder via QNTC, it creates a
> stream file in the IFS folder with CCSID(1208).  When I run the
> command a second time in order to append the same data to the
> existing stream file, the appended data appears to be correct, which
> makes sense since both the PF and the STMF are CCSID(1208).

  So what about when STMFCODPAG(1252) is used on both requests instead 
of the originally coded STMFCODPAG(*STMF) while exporting to a file on 
the /QNTC as alluded could be attempted for a possible resolution?

  Just a SWAG [without knowing about 1208\1252 or the actual code 
points in the problematic source and target] that the origin for the 
problem goes something like this:

   cl> export from a field with ccsid(1208) to stmfcodpag(*stmf)
     qcpexp> target file not found
     qcpexp> if fromccsid(ascii_ccsid) then crtstmf(ccsid=fromccsid)
        stmfapi> if targetfolder=/QNTC then ccsid=a_supported_ccsid
        stmfapi> diagnose requested ccsid was not used
     qcpexp> Openstmf(ccsid=binary) fine since tgtccsid=fromccsid
        stmfapi> opened treated as binary vs text
     qcpexp> file was created with no errors; warning goes unnoticed
     qcpexp> gen each output record w/out xlate, both are ccsid1208

   cl> export from a field with ccsid(1208) to stmfcodpag(*stmf)
     qcpexp> target file exists, and stmfccsid=1252
     qcpexp> Openstmf(ccsid=binary) regardless tgtccsid<>fromccsid
        stmfapi> opened treated as binary vs text
     qcpexp> file was opened with no errors
     qcpexp> gen each output record w/ xlate ccsid1208->ccsid1252

  Using STMFCODPAG(1252) instead of STMCODPAG(*STMF) [in both requests] 
would seem probable to effect resolution [or circumvention] such that 
the QCPexport should understand that the intention in both cases will be 
to translate the data from the ccsid1208 to ccsid1252.?

Regards, Chuck