Coded character set identifier conversions

The i5/OS^® operating system uses coded character set identifier (CCSID) information to interpret the input data and to provide the output data in the correct format for display. The input might be American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) or Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC).

The following topics provide detailed information about CCSID conversions.

• Specifying mapping tables
  For File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client, the ASCII mapping tables are specified in the FTP command. For FTP server this is done in the Change FTP Attributes (CHGFTPA) command.

• CCSID code page tagging for i5/OS files
  New files created by File Transfer Protocol (FTP) on the i5/OS operating system are tagged with a coded character set identifier (CCSID) or the code page of that CCSID. The CCSID code page tagging identifies the character data in the files.

• National language support considerations for FTP
  This topic provides several points that you need to be aware of when using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) in an environment with different primary languages.

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