RE: AFPDS conversion to text

[Goran Saric <goran_saric@xxxxxxxxx>]

Unfortunately, the utility is restricted to QDLS, but since they give you the source code, it's always possible to fix that. It took me a couple of hours to replace QHFOPNSF, QHFWRTSF and QHFCLOSF API's with "open", "write" and "close" and it works perfectly fine.

Goran


--- On Thu, 6/26/08, vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: RE: AFPDS conversion to text
> To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 12:58 PM
> Charles
>
> It's too bad IBM did not drink its own kool-aid
> regarding QDLS - but I kind of understand - I mean, the
> plethora of PL/I examples - isn't that a favorite of
> yours!! Even after it was no longer available. 
>
> This sounds like a nice replacement - of course, we have
> our products that do this, too. (Not a sales pitch!!)
>
> Vern
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Wilt, Charles" <WiltC@xxxxxxxxxx> 
>
> > Vern, 
> >
> > Yeah, looks like it's an old utility that does
> only use QDLS... 
> > Scott recommended
> (http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200802/msg00472.html)
>
> > using Uzaemon's 
> > SPL2STMF command (http://homepage1.nifty.com/uzaemon/)
> as an IFS compatible 
> > replacement. 
> >
> >
> > Charles Wilt 
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> > wiltc@xxxxxxxxxx 
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message----- 
> > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:06 AM 
> > > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion 
> > > Subject: RE: AFPDS conversion to text 
> > >
> > > Charles 
> > >
> > > I googled on HPTTOFLR - it appears to be part of
> the additional materials 
> > > for the Printing V Redbook. There've been
> several posts about it on these 
> > > lists. 
> > >
> > > I hope it is not restricted to sending stuff to
> folders, instead of the 
> > > rest of the IFS - the name of the command gives
> me pause. 
> > > Vern 
> > >
> > > -------------- Original message -------------- 
> > > From: "Wilt, Charles" 
> > >
> > > > > -----Original Message----- 
> > > > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l- 
> > > > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Goran Saric 
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:17 AM 
> > > > > To: Midrange Systems Technical
> Discussion 
> > > > > Subject: Re: AFPDS conversion to text 
> > > >
> > > > > I use IBM supplied command HPTTOFLR
> (delivered "as is") and the above 
> > > > > defined WSCST object to create ASCII
> files in QDLS. 
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > I don't have a HPTTOFLR command on my
> v5r4 machine. 
> > > > Also, if you can use a file system besides
> QDLS you definitely want to 
> > > do so. 
> > > > QDLS performs poorly 
> > > > and has many limitations that the other file
> system do not have. 
> > > > Charles Wilt 
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