"NOTE: All files are written as plain TEXT files in ASCII with Unix-style line endings (x'0a'). Although creator is set to ttxt (TextEdit), the files should be readable by any text editor (vi, xedit, BBEdit, etc.). Note that all data went through EBCDIC to ASCII conversions, so imbedded special characters like x'FF' might be X'07' instead."
So, your first problem is fixing the UNIX style line endings. PCs want CRLF (0x0a0d) for line endings. Then, you have to try and restore the ASCII back to EBCDIC. And as you can see, there was no code page applied. Moreover, on a mainframe ASCII is only 7 bits. Good luck with that. https://web.stanford.edu/dept/its/support/wylorv/WYLORV.readme.html joe On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 6:05 PM Charles Mills <charl...@mcn.org> wrote: > I don't. > > What not translate from *that code page* back to EBCDIC? > > Perhaps flawed but not useless. Or at least I for one do not understand. > > Charles > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Joe Monk > Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 3:22 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SuperWylbur Users > > "instead of being offloaded on the mainframe in AWS or Transmit format, was > converted to ASCII, losing some needed characters, and was then compressed > as a tar file. " > > So if you understand the implications of that, then you understand why its > useless. > > Joe > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 3:37 PM David Spiegel <dspiegel...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > Hi Joe, > > Why is it useless? > > > > Thanks and regards, > > David > > > > On 2020-07-08 16:25, Joe Monk wrote: > > > Yep. And its useless. > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 1:39 PM David Spiegel <dspiegel...@hotmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Joe, > > >> I GUNZIPd and UNTARd WYLBUR via CYGWIN on Windows 10 Pro. > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> David > > >> > > >> On 2020-07-08 14:25, Joe Monk wrote: > > >>> Here is some info from a while back ... > > >>> > > >>> There is definitely interest, but the UCLA version, instead of being > > >>> offloaded on the mainframe in AWS or Transmit format, was converted > to > > >>> ASCII, losing some needed characters, and was then compressed as a > tar > > >>> file. The result won't unpack under Windows; unpacked files have > > >>> unacceptable directory and member names. At this point I'm not aware > of > > >>> anyone who has successfully assembled any component. If you search > the > > >>> internet for Wylbur, you'll find a discussion group, with membership > > >>> partly overlapping this and the IBM-MAIN groups, according to which > > some > > >>> people are fairly close to a zOS version. I just got my files > unpacked > > a > > >>> few weeks ago, and will be using a REXX/Regina program to convert > them > > >>> to something I can actually process under MVS 3.8j. > > >>> > > >>> And please, don't try to upload the tar/tgz file - it's useless in > its > > >>> current form. > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > > https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhercules-390.yahoogroups.narkive.com%2FygahqIHc%2Fwylbur-orvyl-milten-and-friends&data=02%7C01%7C%7C6ce4721ad7de46a4d74908d8237d19a1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637298367511061503&sdata=hHlHH8doCTvQPoZqlyKvbvHprP8eEnck5JuoWoh3SJk%3D&reserved=0 > > >>> Joe > > >>> > > >>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 1:15 PM Paul Gilmartin < > > >>> 0000000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > >>> > > >>>> On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 09:18:01 -0700, Charles Mills wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> I would *think* -- perhaps I am being naïve -- that one could come > up > > >>>> with an automated fix for that that would do a 90% job, and then fix > > the > > >>>> last 10% manually. > > >>>>> How many lines of source is it (approximately) and in a few words > > what > > >>>> was the mistranslation error? The usual stuff with braces, brackets > > and > > >>>> such? > > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > > >>>>> Fromf Joe Monk > > >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 4:13 AM > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Theres a big problem with the stanford distribution that makes it > > >>>> unusable. > > >>>>> Basically, when they did the ASCII<>EBCDIC translation, some > > characters > > >>>> got > > >>>>> mistranslated. So, it will not assemble. > > >>>>> > > >>>> "they"? > > >>>> > > >>>> What CCSIDs did they presume? What should it have been? > > >>>> Iconv is your friend. Translate back with CCSIDs to undo what they > > did, > > >>>> then re-translate with the correct pair. > > >>>> > > >>>> -- gil > > >>>> > > >>>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > >>>> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO > > IBM-MAIN > > >>>> > > >>> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > >>> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO > IBM-MAIN > > >>> . > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO > IBM-MAIN > > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > . > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
