Potentially, it's still just a string of bits. So, you can examine it, possibly discern a pattern or patterns, and write custom code to reconstitute it. Having a valid ADRDSSU file with similar data for comparison might help.
SMOP :) > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On > Behalf Of Jerry Paper > Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 7:36 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: DFSMSdss dump fix after binary transfer > > Hello all, > > this one is for the old-timers on the list (I guess :). > A colleague has made a logical data set DUMP of important data and > downloaded to his PC in binary (by mistake, without additional steps). As > expected, after uploading from PC to z/OS, the format is broken, and > ADRDSSU doesn't recognize the DUMP (uploaded as blksize=27998, lrecl=0, > recfm=u). > > Any recovery ideas for this situation, how to recover the PC data to a > RESTORE-able dataset? :) > > Thanks! > > Jerry > Mainframe Operations > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
