Don: XFC it is.
It worked like a charm. Thank you. Roberto On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Don Imbriale <don.imbri...@gmail.com>wrote: > I believe you need to use XFC rather than XDC. You will need to > pre-allocate the output file and allocate it to a DDname of your choice. > > - Don Imbriale > > On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 9:26 AM, Roberto Halais <roberto.hal...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Listers: > > > > I have a report that is in the JES2 output queue. > > > > It has machine characters in the first byte of each record. > > > > I am testing a FCB with that file. > > > > I have saved it to a dataset (RECFM=FBM) so that I can (later on) put it > > back out into the queue for other tests but the machine characters are > > translated to ASA characters once I save it to a file. > > > > I tried using the XDC SDSF command but the machine characters are > > translated > > to > > ASA characters and I lose the original first byte values. > > > > Is ther some way to tell JES2 not to convert the the machine characters > to > > ASA. > > > > Is there some CBT utility which can help me? > > > > Any hints will be appreciated. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -- "Those who can make you believe religious absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great many philosophers. Denis Diderot "Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." Denis Diderot ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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