On Fri, 9 May 2008 16:05:22 -0500, McKown, John wrote: >> -----Original Message----- >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL >> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 3:38 PM >> >> >discussed many time. Use the ftp command: >> >> >MODE B >> >> Maybe I read this wrong; didn't the OP say he was doing that >> and it didn't work? >> No. IIRC, the OP said he did something like "QUOTE SITE MODE B", which puts the server but not the client in that mode; trouble is almost certain.
BTW, IIRC, the OP said his data set was "DSORG=VB". I was unaware that DSORG was supported. >> - > >NO. > >The "bin" ftp command and the "mode b" command are different. "mode b" >implies "bin", but does more. > No. BIN is TYPE I; EBCDIC is TYPE E; BLOCK is MODE B. the combination: EBCDIC (or TYPE E) and BLOCK (or MODE B) ... are compatible, and recommended. (Did I get that right?) -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
