The internet sites use an ASCII or UTF representation of the text string you enter, the mainframe uses EBCDIC. The base64 result will differ because the source string has a different binary content.
Sent from my iPhone > On 8 aug. 2014, at 15:55, "Ward, Mike S" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all, I have found two assembler programs that are supposed to convert > data to base64. They do not seem to be working correctly. I have gone to two > sites on the internet that do online base64 conversions. I place a 32 byte > string of data into the input area and press the encode button. The data > returned does not match what the mainframe base64 assembler program returned. > I tried the data at 3 different internet sites. All three sited returned the > same results. I tried both assembler programs and used the same input string > that I used at the internet sites. The string generated on the mainframe does > not match what was returned at the internet sites. Ami missing something? Are > the programs broken? Any help appreciated. (Z/os V1.13) > > TIA > Mike. > > ========================== > This email, and any files transmitted with it, is confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If > you have received this email in error, please notify the system manager. This > message contains confidential information and is intended only for the > individual named. If you are not the named addressee, you should not > disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender > immediately by e-mail if you have received this message by mistake and delete > this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in > reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. -----------------------------------------------------------------
