Gilbert, 1) Pre-allocate the receiving file as RECFM=U; 2) FTP it; 3) then read it as RECFM=VBS.
Do that pretty often as well. I'm not sure there would be any perceived data loss. Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gilbert Saint-Flour > Sent: Saturday, 17 June 2006 9:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Patent #6886160 > > On Friday 16 June 2006 17:53, Ron and Jenny Hawkins wrote: > > > I move SMF data (RECFM=VBS) to my PC all the time by treating it as > > RECFM=U... There is nothing that stops me doing the same thing with > > a RECFM=VB file. > > Sure, but how do you move the data back to MVS as VB or VBS records? > > The issue isn't to download data to a PC, that's always easy. > The difficulty is to upload the data back to MVS > without losing part of it in the process. > > -- > > Gilbert Saint-Flour > GSF Software > http://gsf-soft.com/ > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
