For a z/OS to z/OS file transfer of a VB binary file we can use binary and
(structure) record, ie:
//FTPVBGET JOB ,'VB FTP
GET',NOTIFY=SYSUID
//EXECFTP EXEC PGM=FTP,PARM='remote_zos
(EXIT'
//SYSPRINT DD
SYSOUT=*
On Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:37:36 -0800, Frank Swarbrick wrote:
Is there any reason why I would not prefer binary/record over
ebcdic/blocked?� The former seems to make much more sense, since that
is in fact what I am doing.� Specifying EBCDIC implies a text file,
which this is not (even though it
Since EBCDIC is a specific encoding for text glyphs, I would have to
agree with Frank that specifying EBCDIC certainly should imply one is
discussing text data. I have no idea if documentation on z/OS FTP
explicitly states that or not; but if its usage there is not intended to
imply text data,
