Re: convert ASCII to EBCDIC

jbercx@xxxxxxxx wrote:
we use the dd command to convert a ASCII file to EBCDIC. After
conversion we ftp this file to a mainframe for further use of it.
This file contains records with customer names. Sometimes a name has a
ó in it like mr. Bókhoven. The convertion of this name is not
correct. It replace the ó with a ^.
How can we convert this correct. We tried these commands with the same
incorrect result.
dd if=textin of=textof conv=ebcdic
dd if=textin of=textof conv=ibm

The 'dd conv=' is rather limited in its ebcdic translation.
The 'man conv' says:
The character-set mappings associated with ... conv=ebcdic
... subset of EBCDIC characters found on most ...
Note the words "subset" and "most".

I suggest you use the 'iconv' command, which can use a larger
set of code pages. The trick will be finding the code page
which has the EBCDIC ó in it. Start with 'man iconv' and/or
'smit iconv'. You will also want to install as many of the
bos.iconv.* filesets as needed to find the right code page.
In your case install at least bos.iconv.ucs.ebcdic.

If you can't find a enbdic code page which already contains
the characters you need you can create a custom iconv table
with the genxlt command.

Paul Landay
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