IBM Mainframe Forum

Posted: **Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:37 am**

Hi
I am getting ASCII text files and the FTP convert them to EBCDIC. Specifically the character 'ÿ' is translated to x'ff'. That should not be a problem but both in C and Rexx, when reading the file abruptly stop reading as if it was an unexpected EOF. Is that behavior normal and if so what could be done about it, short of translating the offending character to something else?

Thank you
ZA

Posted: **Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:14 am**

Hello,

What does the record look like when viewed with HEX ON? And the next record?

Posted: **Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:41 am**

I actually misstated the issue, the character at issue is x'ff' in the ASCII. Here is the section where that character appears in the original ASCII file:
Hex:
20 20 20 20 66 74 68 69 6E 67 0A 20 20 20 20 2A 2A 2A 20 46 61 69 6C 65 72 73 0A 20 20 20 20 5D 74 68 69 6E 67 0A 20 20 20 20 63 74 68 69 6E 67 0A 20 20 20 20 64 74 68 69 6E 67 0A 20 20 20 20 65 74 68 69 6E 67 0A 0A 2F 5E 5C 81 2F 0A 20 20 20 20 81 0A 0A 2F 5E FF 2F 0A 20 20 20 20 FF 0A 0A 2F 5E

Text:
fthing
*** Failers
]thing
cthing
dthing
ething

/^\/

/^ÿ/
ÿ

/^

On the z/OS side it looks like this:

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File Edit Edit_Settings Menu Utilities Compilers Test Help
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EDIT ZATLAS1.TEST.INPUT1 Columns 00001 00072
Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR
000153 cthing
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000033895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000154 dthing
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000043895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000155 ething
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000053895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000156
444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000157 /^\ /
6BE264444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
100110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000158
444424444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000159
444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000160 /^
6B4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
****** **************************** Bottom of Data ****************************

================================================================================
File Edit Edit_Settings Menu Utilities Compilers Test Help
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDIT ZATLAS1.TEST.INPUT1 Columns 00001 00072
Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR
000153 cthing
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000033895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000154 dthing
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000043895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000155 ething
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000053895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000156
444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000157 /^\ /
6BE264444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
100110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000158
444424444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000159
444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000160 /^
6B4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
****** **************************** Bottom of Data ****************************

================================================================================
File Edit Edit_Settings Menu Utilities Compilers Test Help
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDIT ZATLAS1.TEST.INPUT1 Columns 00001 00072
Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR
000153 cthing
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000033895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000154 dthing
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000043895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000155 ething
44448A889844444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000053895700000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000156
444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000157 /^\ /
6BE264444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
100110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000158
444424444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000159
444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
000160 /^
6B4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444
100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
****** **************************** Bottom of Data ****************************

so the hex code '2F 5E FF' was translated almost correctly to '61 B0 ..' and then the system does not see the rest.

Thanks
ZA

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