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Answers to your technical questions and expert advice for the 390 community. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ___________________________________________________________________ FROM OUR SPONSOR: - Register for Data Center Decisions http://datacenterfutures.techtarget.com/html/registration.htm?track=NL-16&Offer=390home ___________________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. EXPERT QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK - Converting VSAM records into DB2 - Tips on converting source programs - Converting binary to printable HEX 2. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LINKS - Featured Topic: FTP from A to Z - Featured Tip: Microsoft bets big on Web services - Poll: Where will your company spend the most money in 2004? - Featured White Paper: IP-based file system replication ___________________________________________________________________ Register for Data Center Decisions today! 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Can you help? >> For Craig Mullins expert response to this user's question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid526235_tax293066,00.html?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= TIPS ON CONVERTING SOURCE PROGRAMS | COBOL, PL/I and LE for S/390 I have the task of converting the source programs from OSVS to VS-COBOL II. Would you please provide me with a list of strings and key words in OSVS with equivalent VS-COBOL II keywords? >> For Tom Ross' expert response to this user's question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid523342_tax285603,00.html?track=NL-16 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= CONVERTING BINARY TO PRINTABLE HEX | COBOL, PL/I and LE for S/390 Is there a function in COBOL that will allow me to convert a CHAR field into a HEX field? >> For Tom Ross' expert response to this user's question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid547433_tax285603,00.html?track=NL-16 ___________________________________________________________________ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= :::::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC | FTP from A to Z Sharpen your FTP skills! 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