I'm confused.  What does the redbook have to do with what I wrote?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 6:34 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Rexx CATSRCHI (was: Catalog Entry Deletion using a String)
> 
> On Sat, 15 Aug 2015 09:38:40 -0700, retired mainframer wrote:
> >
> >If by easiest you mean least CPU activity, then a simple CLIST or REXX you
> >invoke from a 3.4 dataset list might be suitable.
> >
> Google tells me:
>     http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248190.pdf
>     International Technical Support Organization
>     IBM z/OS V2.1 DFSMS Technical Update
>     September 2014
> 
> z/OS 2.1.  2014.  It points to:
>     The full path in our environment is:
>     ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/dfsms/II14316
> 
> With FTP, I see:
>     230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
>     Remote system type is UNIX.
>     Using binary mode to transfer files.
>     ftp> quote syst
>     215 UNIX Type: L8
>     ftp> cd servers/storage/support/software/dfsms/II14316/
>     250 CWD command successful.
>     ftp> dir
>     227 Entering Passive Mode (170,225,15,40,20,170)
>     150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /bin/ls.
>     total 80
>     -rw-r--r--    1 17037    209           35452 Jul 26 2007  
> II14316.clist.clist
>     -rw-r--r--    1 17037    209            1394 Jul 26 2007  II14316.tso.cntl
>     226 Transfer complete.
> 
> I download the files.  Carriage returns!?  Who puts carriage returns on
> a UNIX server?  Has it been this way for 8 years?  Can this be reported
> to someone who cares to fix it?
> 
> When I download the EXEC and try to run it, I get Invalid Character on
> a logical "not" sign.  From what ASCII code page to what EBCDIC code
> page should I convert it?
> 
> I hate EBCDIC!
> 
> (*.clist.clist!?)
> 
> -- gil
> 
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