Complex Flat file RECORD options

nynali · Post by **nynali** » Tue May 08, 2007 6:14 am

Hi,
I have NDMed a Mainframe file to UNIX in ASCII mode and this file contains PACKED numeric fields.
I am using this as input to Complex Flat file in DS.My doubt here is what should be record options for such files.
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What should be the Byte Order,Character Set,Data Format??

Edwink · Post by **Edwink** » Tue May 08, 2007 8:16 am

if the file is ordinaty txt file, data format should be Text.
Byte order set it as native-endian...
character set is also EBCDIC if data is in mainframe format..
please correct if m wrong...

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Tue May 08, 2007 4:54 pm

You're wrong to generalize like that. The format could be anything. The CFF stage can handle many different formats. Reading the pertinent chapter in the manual, or the topics in on-line help, would be a good start point.