On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 8:08 AM, scott Ford <idfli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Phil/Gil: > > Correct, sorry been a week, CP285 is a UK EBCDIC codepage. > But my question still stands ... > > 1. PC/Linux -> sends ascii encrypted data to IBM z/OS , like I mentioned a > STC in Cobol > 2. The STC decrypts and then converts to EBCDIC... > > My issue is CAN i query a codepage or CCSID on z/OS to find out what the > customer is using without a parameter of some sort. > > Regards, > > In general, no. If you can communicate with the far end, you might be able to ask the software on the user's machine "what is your locale?" and have it reply. But there is nothing in the TCPIP connection that I am aware of which encodes the end user's locale information. -- I have a theory that it's impossible to prove anything, but I can't prove it. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
