Codepage 1047 is the IBM USS default codepage. Since so much of z/OS now runs in USS it really is the standard. There are 8 code poing differences between 500 and 1047, including the crucial x'AD' and x'BD' :)
On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 6:50 AM Robert Prins <[email protected]> wrote: > For those who don't know, XYplorer <https://www.xyplorer.com/> is a > replacement > for Windows' Explorer, with rather a lot more functionality, and that's a > huge > understatement. Like Tom Brennan's Vista TN3270, you can try it free for > 30 > days, the "Standard License Pro" costs USD 39.95, never expires, and gives > free > upgrades (usually a few per week(!)) for a year, the "Lifetime License > Pro" > costs USD 79.95, never expires, and gives free upgrades forever. Both can > be > used on all of your computers. > > OK, advertising out of the way, Donald Lessau the developer has added a > tweak to > the "Mouse-Down Blow-Up" feature (click and hold on the icon of a file, > and > you'll see its contents) to auto-convert EBCDIC files. I asked for it > (it's kind > of useful to have a quick look at XMIT files containing source, README, or > "$INDEX" like members) and he has hard-coded some defaults: > > The conversion is hard-coded to IBM EBCDIC International (codepage 500) > and a record length of 80. > Affects Text Preview, Hover Box, Mouse Down Blow Up, Quick File View, > Floating Preview. > > I suggested the LRECL=80, he himself went for CP 500. I've already > suggested > that he "externalizes" the CP, but if he doesn't, is there a opinion on > which > code-page might be more useful for "Joe Average". > > For what it's worth, I suggested that the EBCDIC auto-detect is based on > long > strings of the ASCII "@" character, the EBCDIC space. > > Robert > -- > Robert AH Prins > robert.ah.prins(a)gmail.com > The hitchhiking grandfather - https://prino.neocities.org/ > Some REXX code for use on z/OS - > https://prino.neocities.org/zOS/zOS-Tools.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
