On Mon, 6 Apr 2015 16:00:26 -0500, Tim Hare wrote: >A couple of questions I haven't seen yet > >1. Was the original FTP done in binary or text mode? >2. Do the corrupted records make any sense as EBCDIC characters when you >browse/view the "corrupted" file? > (Or, do they make any sense as ASCII characters?)
> ... >First thing would be 'send the file again correctly'. > Alas, the OP said: On Tue, 3 Mar 2015 10:44:42 -0600, Ron Thomas wrote: [Time warp!] >Hello. > >We have a file that is send from a third part system > The "third part[y]" system may not be very tractable for "send the file again correctly". But if they re-send as binary, there's no information lost, and it can be processed on z/OS (painstakingly) to whatever format is desired. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
