I had been using Putty connecting via openssh, tagging the file, setting the _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON and editing with vi for quick edits. For longer ones I would SFTP it in binary to Ultraedit, fix it up and SFTP it back.
Rob Schramm On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Steve Comstock <[email protected]>wrote: > On 5/2/2011 11:30 PM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > >> This question isn't any sort of official IBM survey or anything like that >> -- just a question arising out of personal curiosity. >> >> I'm wondering what IBM-MAINers like to use for editing Unicode (UTF-8, >> UTF-16, and/or UTF-32) "files" on z/OS. There are of course graphical >> options (notably Rational Developer for System z) which work great, but >> for >> this question I'm more focused on text editors that meet the following >> attributes: >> >> 1. Accessible via TN3270E (i.e. "3270 editors") and/or Telnet (to z/OS >> UNIX >> System Services) -- i.e. "old school" terminal mode editors; >> 2. Support editing UTF-8, UTF-16, and/or UTF-32; >> 3. Support sequential (QSAM), VSAM, PDS/PDSE, HFS/zFS, DB2, and/or IMS >> data >> (i.e. "whatever you can imagine"). >> >> If you'd like to reply to me offline, that's perfectly fine -- either way. >> Thanks in advance. >> >> - - - - - >> Timothy Sipples >> Resident Enterprise Architect >> Value Creation& Complex Deals Team >> IBM Growth Markets (Based in Singapore) >> E-Mail: [email protected] >> > > I think editing Unicode files from ISPF would be great. > It would allow you to build HTML pages in native mode > and avoid translation. Most emulators could handle > the extra characters (heck, even Notepad can handle > Unicode). One problem might be keyboard entry. I've > always thought this Russian keyboard could be modified > to provide keys for all characters since each key is > actually a small led screen: > > http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/ > > > > -- > > Kind regards, > > -Steve Comstock > The Trainer's Friend, Inc. > > 303-393-8716 > http://www.trainersfriend.com > > * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! > + Training your people is an excellent investment > > * Try our new tool for calculating your Return On Investment > for training dollars at > http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > -- Rob Schramm Senior Systems Engineer w: 513.305.6224 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
