EBCIDIC to ASCII conversion

[waynebrady]

Does any know of a VFP routine or utility to convert EBCIDIC numeric values to ASCII? I'm getting an extract from a cobol system that I've imported to a Fox table. The numeric values look something like 00034558{ or 00054355A.
The "A" or "{" represent a compressed pair of numerics or a sign for negative values. Even a conversion chart would be helpful. As you can tell, the mainframe guys are of no value to me.

Wayne Brady

 

[Mike Gagnon]

waynebrady

If you do a search in your favorite search engine on "EBCIDIC numeric values to ASCII", you will find many articles on the subject, most likely you will find a chart as well.

Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.

 

[Mike Gagnon]

Just a small correction the format is called EBCDIC, only one I.

Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.

 

[Mike Lewis]

Wayne,

You might want to take a look at TextPipe (

http://www.crystalsoftware.com.au/textpipe.html),

which is an EBCDIC/ASCII conversion utility. It costs money, but there might be an evaluation copy available for download.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk