I agree, it looks like the original file is encoded in small-endian UTF-16. If the file is generated on a Windows system and there's no way to change the creating software to use UTF-8 or an ASCII code page (I'm betting there is, if one looks hard enough) you can probably use Windows Notepad to convert it. Just open it in Notepad, so a "Save As" and change the Encoding from Unicode (which is UTF-16) to ANSI.
But in the end, it really should be up to the system that creates the file to have an ANSI/ASCII option... Frank >________________________________ > From: "McKown, John" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:17 AM >Subject: Re: removing nulls from a file > >Sounds like the original file is UTF-16. The simpliest thing is to convert it >to UTF-8 before transferring. But I know that many "clients" are not >knowledgable enough to do this. If you transfer this into a UNIX file on z/OS, >then it is rather simple. Use the 'tr' command. > >tr -d '\000' <input.file >output.file > >If in a z/OS dataset, you might want to try: > >cp -T "//'HLQ.INPUT.FILE'" /dev/fd1 |\ >tr -d '/000' |\ >cp -T /dev/fd0 "//'HLQ.OUTPUT.FILE'" > >I would preallocate the output file to establish the DCB and space parameters. > >-- >John McKown >Systems Engineer IV >IT > >Administrative Services Group > >HealthMarkets(r) > >9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 >(817) 255-3225 phone * >[email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com > >Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or >proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact >the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. >HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the >insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance >Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The >MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brad Wissink >> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 9:20 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: removing nulls from a file >> >> We have a client that is trying to transfer us a file and it >> is loaded with nulls. They say that is the way it comes from >> the purchased software they have on their workstation. The >> file has a null character inserted after every character so >> it looks like this >> >> 1 12/29/2011 becomes >> F1004000F100F2006100F200F9006100F200F000F100F100....... >> >> Has anyone seen anything like this before? Is there a quick >> and easy way to remove all the nulls? >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
