1A is the EBCDIC sub character as @Mike says. Something is taking input in character set A and translating it to character set B, finding a character that is not in character set B, and properly substituting a 1A.
Then TN3270 is saying "I don't know how to display a 1A" and barfing. Apostrophe, huh? A wild guess would be that the character that is not liked might be a "smart quote": ’ I don't think they could truly key that in but they might count cut-and-paste as "keying in." Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2021 12:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Invalid character in file 1A is the SUB for invalid characters. Apparently the 3270 emulator (or file transfer program) is not using the standard apostrophe character. On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 8:24 PM Tony Thigpen <t...@vse2pdf.com> wrote: > > This is a new one for me. > > I have a customer that has sites in both the US and Canada. In the last > week, something strange has happened in their files TWICE. > > They are using CICS to add a new vendor to an IMS database. The next > time they try to access the vendor record, the terminal session gets a > prog-something because the customer name now has a x'1A' in the name > where it should have been an apostrophe. TN3270 just does not like a > x'1A' in a data field. > > For example: > GROUT.S WELDING LIMITED > CDDEE1E4ECDCCDC4DCDCECC44 > 79643A2065349570394935400 > > I asked if they are creating new vendor records via an off-platform > feed, but they say the are keying them manually in a CICS terminal session. > > I do know that both times this has happened, the vendor was a Canadian > supplier so maybe this has something to do with French keyboards? > (Grasping for straws, maybe?) > > Anybody seen this or think they may know what is happening? > > > Tony Thigpen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
