> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of David Boyes
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:18 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: EBCDIC to ASCII conversion;
>
>
> > Running z/OS 1.7 I created a file EBCDIC.USERDATA and I
> would like to
> > transfer to an AIX server that only accepts Secured FTP connections.
> > [snip]
> > I don't
> > care where the translation takes place but I am looking for some
> > documented utility that converts ebcdic text file to ASCII.
>
> 'tr' will do the translation, if you supply the translate tables. Both
> AIX and Linux have tr, so you can do the translation in
> either place. I
> also think that you can specify translation tables in the z/OS NFS
> server for handling translation of "text" files -- check the
> NFS manual
> for details of how to specify the translation in the exports file.
My NFS mount command to mount a Linux NFS exported subdirectory with
automatic EBCDIC<->ASCII translation looks like:
MOUNT FILESYSTEM('SERVER1.ASCII') +
MOUNTPOINT('/nfs-ascii/server1') +
PARM('10.143.26.125:/nfs/LIH1,xlat(Y)') +
TYPE(NFS) +
MODE(RDWR)
The key is the xlat(Y) parameter.
--
John McKown
Senior Systems Programmer
HealthMarkets
Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage
Administrative Services Group
Information Technology
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