Re: Quick question, before I reinvent any wheels

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

James

I can think of one way - write the EBCDIC to a single-column PF - 
created without DDS. This write can be done with some kind of 
command-line SQL processor command (many are out there), since you are 
in CL. Then use the CPY command to copy it to an IFS file - specify 
appropriate CCSIDs.

You could also write the data to a user space (this is easiest in RPG) - 
then, again, use the CPY command - since it uses path naming, the user 
space will be treated like any other stream file. Handle CCSIDs again.

I suggest pointer coding for writing to the user space - create it, then 
get the pointer to it. Ba-da-boom!

HTH
Vern

On 10/31/2011 2:09 PM, James Lampert wrote:
> Is there some quick and easy way, under V6R1, to take EBCDIC text passed
> as a parameter to a CL program, and make an ASCII stream file from it?
>
> --
> JHHL