A is for printer control characters in column 1. M is the machine printer control characters in column 1. VBS is to split VB record across multiple blocks FBS is to write standard length blocks in a file (read last block and fill it up before rewriting).
On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM Farley, Peter < [email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to copy a regular z/OS file consisting of RECFM=VBA,LRECL=8196 > text records (CCSID IBM1047) into a Unix file converted to CCSID ISO8859-1 > like this: > > cp -O c=ISO8859-1 "//'TSOUSER.DATA.FILE'" /u/tsouser/DATAFILE.txt > > Sometimes this works, sometimes it does not, and I cannot figure out what > is different when it does not work. When it fails, I just get the IBM1047 > character data in the Unix file with no line endings. > > Environment variable settings are: > > _BPXK_AUTOCVT=ON > _CEE_RUNOPTS='FILETAG(AUTOCVT,AUTOTAG) POSIX(ON)' > _TAG_REDIR_ERR=txt > _TAG_REDIR_IN=txt > _TAG_REDIR_OUT=txt > > Am I forced to use an "iconv" here after using "cp" without using the "-O > -c=ISO8859-1" option? Is the "A" in RECFM=VBA messing me up? It is easily > possible for me to create the VBA file as VB instead, but do I need to do > that? > > Peter > -- > > This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the > addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. > If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
