Convert to ASCII file

smitageorge · Post by **smitageorge** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:12 am

Hi all,

I need little suggestion here:

I am having the final layout sequential file with 40 columns of which some are with datatypes int,double,varchar etc.But Vendor needs this file as ASCII file with only CHAR as datatype.How should i approach to this?Also i need this particular file again for creating control total file.

Any help is appreciated

Thanks
Smita

kcbland · Post by **kcbland** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:19 am

In the world of computers files have no datatypes. Datatypes are a prejudice used by programs when reading data from files. DS Sequential stages write ASCII text files. There is no concern on your part about datatypes, as files do NOT have datatypes. You don't need to do anything.

smitageorge · Post by **smitageorge** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 11:27 am

kcbland wrote:In the world of computers files have no datatypes. Datatypes are a prejudice used by programs when reading data from .

Thanks Ken

smita