Re: AW: Re: How to output afp datastream (was How to output arp datastream)
Peter's answers give an outline of transferring AFP (MO:DCA) data streams. Since AFP is a binary dat stream, it is not limited to z/OS file systems and can be sent as a binary file to any other system. If you have a number of files you need to send, you may find IBM AFP Download Plus will save you time and effort, since it behaves much like PSF but transmits files (converted to MO:DCA if created as line data) along with all the necessary resources. Since it works like PSF, simply submitting the job sends the file. Your outsourcer can tell you if they are able to accept Download-format files. Otherwise, using ACIF, which will require JCL for each different job, is the best solution. I will send you separately some instructions that are too long to include here. Howard Turetzky Advanced Technical Support Ricoh Production Print howard.turet...@ricoh-usa.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
AW: Re: How to output afp datastream (was How to output arp datastream)
> Is there any way I can output the afp data stream to a qsam file format？and > transmit the dataset to other platform! Not sure what your problem is, and what you consider a "QSAM file format". An AFP datastream, when created on z/OS is nothing more than a sequence of variable length records. Rendering software, such as ISIS Papyrus, write the records using plain normal z/OS, i.e. QSAM. When is comes to send the data to some other platform, just use FTP in *binary* mode. When you receive AFP datastreams generated on non-z/OS platforms, you must "reblock" the data. This "AFP" speak and a bit misleading. What it does is to split the byte stream received into variable length records. I may be of more help, if you can be more specific about what your problem is. -- Peter Hunkeler -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
