Re: CPYTOIMPF Zeros before decimal

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I like the ease with which I can use CPYFRMIMPF to get data out of CSV 
and into a fielded file.  I hate parsing data, checking for escape 
characters and doubled delimiters and so on.  But I only use them for 
the initial parsing, basically just stripping quotes and breaking up 
commas. I then import the individual data fields myself, which lets me 
report conversion errors, missing data, etc.

One of these days I'll look at implementing the OA approach Jon and 
Susan have championed for some time.


On 6/4/2020 7:59 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:
> Jon,
> I started to loathe the CPYxxxIMPF type commands when they would blow up with each new release because of enhancements to ccsid, etc.
> I too encouraged people to bypass them and read/write directly.  Not only do you bypass IBM's "enhancements" but you also get better performance and granularity on error trapping (ie row such and such of the stream file, column such and such is invalid for inclusion on our system because ... type of stuff).
>
> However I can see how some may like those commands for ease of use and want to submit RFE's.
>
> Rob Berendt