Conversion of EBCDIC newline characters

 

If we need to ensure that the data that you send from an EBCDIC platform to an ASCII one is identical to the data that you receive back again, you must control the conversion of EBCDIC newline characters. We can do this using a platform-dependent switch that forces WebSphere MQ to use the unmodified conversion tables, but you must be aware of the inconsistent behavior that might result.

The problem arises because the EBCDIC newline character is not converted consistently across platforms or conversion tables. As a result, if the data is displayed on an ASCII platform, the formatting might be incorrect. This would make it difficult, for example, to administer an i5/OS system remotely from an ASCII platform using RUNMQSC.

See the WebSphere MQ System Administration Guide for further information about converting EBCDIC-format data to ASCII format.

 

Parent topic:

Application data conversion

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