Another way would be to Query the file to a spoolfile and use CPYSPLF to
a PF, then CPYTOPCD or FTP the results.

Ken Slaugh
Senior Programmer/System Analyst
AS/400 Professional Network Administrator/MSE
Specialist - Client Access/400
Chouinard & Myhre, Inc.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boothm@ibm.net [SMTP:boothm@ibm.net]
> Sent: Friday, June 11, 1999 10:39 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re:
> 
> The conversion programs don't know how to handle the numbers and the
> numbers' signs very well.  
> 
> In the end I've generally written a small RPG program that lays out
> the
> data as text, with a program described output file.  If you use this
> method, use an N for the edit code on the numbers and you'll get the
> leftside minus sign.
> 
> The method isn't very sophisticated but to get something working in
> the
> next hour, this method works.
> 
> In <002101beb428$e900fc40$719cc5d0@pc02>, on 06/11/99 
>    at 11:38 AM, "Karl Lauritzen" <klauritzen@mail2.texnet.net> said:
> 
> 
> >I am trying to ftp from my 400 to a pc file.
> >I can get any text file down and up ok but files with numbers are
> garaged
> >up. I tried changing mode to ASCII but still no good.
> 
> >Here is my test:
> 
> >ftp
> >open mysystem
> >username
> >mypassword
> >ascii
> >get lib/file c:\test.txt
> 
> >What am I missing?
> 
> 
> >Karl Lauritzen
> >Second Vice-President
> >Application Development
> >254-756-5531 x129 voice
> >254-399-0937  fax
> >www.natlloyds.com
> >klauritzen@mail2.texnet.net
> 
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