Re: ASCII/EBCDIC Conversion

["David Morris" <dmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Christopher,

I can't say what the fastest method is, I think you will have to do some 
testing 
to make that determination. A message to this list from Bruce Vining sent on 
8/19 lists several options. However, there are many techniques that can be 
employed to speed up code.  These include caching of variables, setting 
access, optimization, and profiling. Because timing is critical in your 
application, you will need to do more than simply find the best algorithm.  You 
need to ensure that system resources are available when you need them 
which is not really an RPG question.  You will want to ensure that your 
conversion job has adequate resources and that those resources will not be 
stolen by another job.

David Morris

>>> Chris Bipes <ChrisB@cross-check.com> 08/27/99 09:15AM >>>
Does anyone know the fasted and most efficient way to translate strings from
ASCII to EBCDIC and back?  I am currently using CALL QDCXLATE and want to
use the TABLES that IBM provides, QSYS/QASCII & QSYS/QEBCDIC.  Is there a
way to load these tables into RPG tables at program init so I may use the
XLATE opt code.  Would this use less CPU cycles?  Timing is critical in this
application.



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