FTP of Windows TXT file to Mainframe

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pawan1986
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FTP of Windows TXT file to Mainframe

Post by pawan1986 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:36 pm

Hi,

I have a windows file TXT haivng combined binary and packed data in the records.

when i FTP the file in binary format the packed data is not getting correct, when i FTP in ASCII format the binary data is not getting correct.

how can i transfer the file without missing the actual data

can any one help me on this.
Thanks in advance.
Thaks
Pawan
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NicC
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Post by NicC » Fri Jun 27, 2014 12:26 am

Not exactly a COBOL question.
You will have to unpack the data and transfer as plain text.
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Nic
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