RE: File Tranfers

["Randy Robb" <rwrobb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,
  Since AS400 works with EBCDIC fixed length records and PC's work with
ASCII variable length records, I've always seen problems transferring files
with trialing blanks.
  My solution has been to select the fields I want in such a way that the
last field is never blank.  Address files usually have State as non-blank,
so I put that last.  Surely, you can sequence the fields in such a way as
well. No?

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of John Cirocco
Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 10:14 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: File Tranfers


Hello folks,

I have a file transfer where the last field may contain 1 or more trailing
blanks.  Is there a setting in client access that would actually download
the trailing blanks?  Or am I just dreaming?


The last field on the /400 contains '123      '

but downloads as '123'

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
John


John W. Cirocco
Manager, Data Center Operations
Computer Task Group, Inc.
700 Delaware Ave.
Buffalo, NY  14209
Phone - (716) 888-3566
Pager 1-800-283-2255  Pin# 12029
John.Cirocco@ctg.com
John@ctg.com
JCirocco@gw.ctg.com


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