Charles, I would prefer using Unicode Services, but FTP seems better served using its own tables.
Kevin -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 6:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: EBCDIC-ASCII translation and vendor products If you were evaluating a vendor product that as one part of its processing had to convert mainframe (single-byte) data into ASCII for use on a small platform, would you be most favorably disposed to a product that - used some sort of vendor-specific translation tables, with the vendor shipping half a dozen or more "common" tables, and the ability to customize them or create your own; or - used z/OS Unicode Services and gave you the ability in the vendor products parameter files to specify the from and to CCSIDs; or - some other approach? What? Are people generally content with Unicode Services? I don't hear much complaining here, which I take as a good sign. Thanks for your help! Charles Mills ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html This e-mail message and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of its authorized recipient(s). If you are not an intended or authorized recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the information contained in this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this message in error or are not authorized to receive it, please immediately notify the sender and delete the original message and all copies of it from your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
