Has any one some advices how to proccess ASN.1 files in datastage? I know that I can use some external coverter, but I am wondering if I can handle it without an external tool...
Best regards,
Piotrek
DS and ASN.1 binary files
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ppalka,
these files are structured ones with their own format rules; so reading such structures automatically from DS would be like reading XML and XSL - a non-trivial undertaking. So I doubt that IBM/Ascential will make such a plugin unless there is more of a business case. You are best off using an existing conversion program to make a simpler "flat file" for importing into DS.
The file structures aren't that difficult, so you could write some DS code to do this; but each file would need it's own programming so that wouldn't be too efficient if you have several file layouts.
these files are structured ones with their own format rules; so reading such structures automatically from DS would be like reading XML and XSL - a non-trivial undertaking. So I doubt that IBM/Ascential will make such a plugin unless there is more of a business case. You are best off using an existing conversion program to make a simpler "flat file" for importing into DS.
The file structures aren't that difficult, so you could write some DS code to do this; but each file would need it's own programming so that wouldn't be too efficient if you have several file layouts.
</a>ppalka,
no, I don't have examples. How and where you program this depends upon which programming language you are most comfortable with, both the DS routine and buildop approach will work. But it does need to be a program versus a line-by-line routine call because of the file structure (data can span physical file records).
no, I don't have examples. How and where you program this depends upon which programming language you are most comfortable with, both the DS routine and buildop approach will work. But it does need to be a program versus a line-by-line routine call because of the file structure (data can span physical file records).