Converting ASCII to EBCDIC and Packed Decimals as well

Hi All,
We have a requirement where data from a SAP system comes in ASCII format as a flat file.PI needs to encode 4 fields in the packed decimals and rest of the fields in EBCDIC format before sending to mainframe system.
When I use code page cp500 at the reciever file adapter level it encodes the entire file in EBCDIC format.
However we want those 4 fields to be in packed decimals while sending to mainframe system.
Could you please help me in figuring out a solution?
Thanks,
Sowmya

Hi Sowmya
Check this thread
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Re: Code convert ascii to EBCDIC

At 09:06 PM 8/13/97 +0900, Isao Yamada wrote:
I am trying conversion ascii-to-EBCDIC conversion.You didn't mention the platform, but if it is Unix, I would just pipe the
input through the dd command. Even if this is a Win32 platform, I would
consider buying the Win95 toolkit from Ready-to-Run and using the dd
command in it.
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Isao,
You can convert arbitrary binary data
using MemoryStream, ReadBinary(), pointers
and casting to convert simple binary types to the
type you require. Here is a partial code fragment
from some binary communications code we wrote
to give you the idea. Although it looks like
'C' in places it really is valid TOOL code.
buf : MemoryStream = new;
theHeader : MemoryStream = new;
theData : MemoryStream = new ;
tempData : BinaryData = new ;
countBytes : integer = 0 ;
tempcountBytes : integer = 0 ;
ConnId : ui2 = 0 ;
magicNumber : ui4 = 0x5aa50ff0 ;
p : pointer = nil;
buf.Open(accessMode = SP_AM_READ_WRITE);
theHeader.Open(accessMode = SP_AM_READ_WRITE);
// Read the header
theHeader.Flush() ;
theHeader.Seek( position = SP_RP_START ) ;
countBytes = 0 ;
// Parse theHeader here
theHeader.Seek( position = SP_RP_START ) ;
theHeader.ReadBinary( target = tempData, length = 4 ) ;
p = (pointer)(tempData.Value) ;
PacketLength = *(pointer to ui4)(p) ;
theHeader.ReadBinary( target = tempData, length = 1 ) ;
p = (pointer)(tempData.Value) ;
PacketType = *(pointer to ui1)(p) ;
theHeader.ReadBinary( target = tempData, length = 2 ) ;
p = (pointer)(tempData.Value) ;
PacketSeqNo = *(pointer to ui2)(p) ;
theHeader.ReadBinary( target = tempData, length = 2 ) ;
p = (pointer)(tempData.Value) ;
ConnId = *(pointer to ui2)(p) ;
theHeader.ReadBinary( target = tempData, length = 4 ) ;
p = (pointer)(tempData.Value) ;
magicNumber = *(pointer to ui4)(p) ;
if( magicNumber != 0x5aa50ff0 ) then
buf.Close() ;
theHeader.Close() ;
return FALSE ;
end if ;
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Hi! Everyday I read some useful tips from this mailing-list.
I am trying conversion ascii-to-EBCDIC conversion.
I want to read binary-file, because EBCDIC code data come by floppy-disk.
But I can't read this file into TextData object.
(TextData Class have method to access by byte.)
I know that I can read binary-data into BinaryData object.
if I can access BinaryData class by byte or read binarydata into textdata.
Does anyone have good idea for this question?
thanks.
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Re: Code convert ascii to EBCDIC-thanks

thanks alfred.
Your hints is enable to make convert-program.
method CodeConvertB.SJISToEBCDIC(copy input InData: Framework.BinaryData,
copy output OutData: Framework.BinaryData,
copy input Length: integer = 0)
begin
memIn : MemoryStream = new;
memOut : MemoryStream = new;
tmpIn : BinaryData = new;
tmpOut : BinaryData = new;
OutData = new;
j : ui1;
ic : char;
oc : char;
if Length = 0 then
Length = InData.ActualSize;
elseif Length > InData.ActualSize then
Length = InData.ActualSize;
end if;
memIn.Open( SP_AM_READ, TRUE );
memIn.UseData( (pointer to char)(InData.Value), Length );
memIn.Seek( SP_RP_START );
memOut.Open( SP_AM_READ_WRITE, TRUE );
memOut.Seek( SP_RP_START );
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return;
end method;
if someone want to use this complete-code, mail to me.
thanks.
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Isao Yamada([email protected])

thanks alfred.
Your hints is enable to make convert-program.
method CodeConvertB.SJISToEBCDIC(copy input InData: Framework.BinaryData,
copy output OutData: Framework.BinaryData,
copy input Length: integer = 0)
begin
memIn : MemoryStream = new;
memOut : MemoryStream = new;
tmpIn : BinaryData = new;
tmpOut : BinaryData = new;
OutData = new;
j : ui1;
ic : char;
oc : char;
if Length = 0 then
Length = InData.ActualSize;
elseif Length > InData.ActualSize then
Length = InData.ActualSize;
end if;
memIn.Open( SP_AM_READ, TRUE );
memIn.UseData( (pointer to char)(InData.Value), Length );
memIn.Seek( SP_RP_START );
memOut.Open( SP_AM_READ_WRITE, TRUE );
memOut.Seek( SP_RP_START );
for i in 0 to Length - 1 do
memIn.ReadBinary( tmpIn, 1 );
ic = *( pointer to char )( tmpIn.Value );
j = ic;
oc = ToEBCDIC[j];-- Value is EBCDIC.Array is S-JIS(ASCII) order
tmpOut.SetValue( &oc, 1 );
memOut.WriteBinary( tmpOut, 1 );
end for;
memIn.Close();
memOut.Flush();
memOut.Seek( SP_RP_START );
memOut.ReadBinary( OutData, Length );
memOut.Close();
return;
end method;
if someone want to use this complete-code, mail to me.
thanks.
T.C.F.Co.Ltd.
Isao Yamada([email protected])

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