I got following in OMVS: Bnnnnnn:/u/bnnnnnn:>iconv -f IBM-819 -t IBM-1047 text > result iconv: Conversion from codeset "IBM-819" to "IBM-1047": EDC5121I Invalid argument.
Regards Markus -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Leonardo Vaz Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 7:48 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Unicode services Red alert I am trying the following command after IPLing with a 2016 date and it works fine: iconv -f UTF-8 -t IBM-1047 < my_ascii_file Could anyone reproduce the error described in the red alert? Thanks and Regards, Leo -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Haselbach, Markus Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 9:20 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Unicode services Red alert You have to install ++Apar oa48941 which belongs to Unicode Services and updates one LMOD in each Lpalib, Linklib and Nucleus. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Jousma, David Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 1:37 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Unicode services Red alert Anyone have any additional details on this? Red Alert webpage in ResourceLink appears to be non-functional at the moment. z/OS family - all hardware, OS, and related software: Red Alerts * z/OS Unicode Services Conversion Information Service fails after 12-15-20<http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/redAlerts?myns=z000&mynp=OCHW188&mynp=OCHW18N&mynp=OCHW19Y&mynp=OCHW20L&mynp=OCHW22D&mynp=OCHW23D&mynp=OCHW25D&mynp=OCHW30D&mynp=OCSWG90&mynp=OCSWG80&mynp=OCSWGA0&mynp=OCSWGB0&mync=E&cm_sp=z000-_-OCHW188-OCHW18N-OCHW19Y-OCHW20L-OCHW22D-OCHW23D-OCHW25D-OCHW30D-OCSWG90-OCSWG80-OCSWGA0-OCSWGB0-_-E> Unicode Services conversion information service on all current z/OS releases will return incorrect return code on systems IPLed on or after December 15, 2015 affecting many system services and applications. Action is required to prevent failures To read the complete text of this Red Alert as well as previous Red Alerts please use the above link. _________________________________________________________________ Dave Jousma Assistant Vice President, Mainframe Engineering david.jou...@53.com 1830 East Paris, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 MD RSCB2H p 616.653.8429 f 616.653.2717 This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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