You didn't mention what FTP client software you're using. Some make it easier than others, but as you know/suspect - a binary transfer is what
you need. Perhaps the FTP client you are using is at fault. There are a number of FTP clients you could try, which a Google search will readily turn up. I've used several over the years, some of them are free. At the moment I'm using the one that comes with the Hummingbird emulator product. Brian Nielsen On Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:08:14 -0700, Schuh, Richard <rsc...@visa.com> wrot e: >I am trying to FTP a file that is Wnidoze ASCII to VM without having it translated to EBCDIC. In this case, the PC is the client and VM, the host . I have tried: > >* BIN - it gets translated >* TYPE A - it gets translated >* SITE AUTOTRANS OFF - I get a message saying that the SITE comman d is invalid. The same applies to using an abbreviation for AUTOTRANS. >* MODE B - invalid command >* SITE MODE B (out of frustration) - invalid command >* Rename the file, changing the extension from .CSV to .BIN - it almost works after a PIPE < fine | deblock string x0d0a | > file > >The files I am transferring are CSV files. The values are contained in double quotes with comma separators. Null values are indicated by two double quotes. There is another problem - any of the FTPs that transfer data strip the quotes surrounding the data values - not good for values containing a comma. Not good for something expecting a pair of quotes as a null value indicator. > >What, if anything, can I do to resolve this? > > >Regards, >Richard Schuh > > > >
