How to Remove spaces at the end of the Trailer while doing FTP?

[dearjay]

Dear All,

I am trying to transfer variable record length file from mainframe to Unix Solaris server. As we know that the mainframe file data is in EBCDIC format and to transfer on UNIX in ASCII format.

As i have LERCL = 1000 (Variable block file), sometimes i have input data on the mainframe only upto 600 characters, so remaining 400 characters are nothing (not even spaces, high values, low values),So if i transfer such mainframe file from mainframe to UNIX solaris server by using FTP command, spaces are getting created after the file trailer, because of that i am facing major problem, Can anybody let me know any suggestion on this.

Please suggest !!!
Regards,
Nits

 

[burtsbees]

Have you tried switching to binary mode before the transfer?
ftp>bin

Burt

 

[SamBones]

You could just remove the spaces once it's on the Solaris side...

sed 's/  *$//g' file.orig > file.nospaces

 

[dearjay]

Yes, I tried using BIN. But it was giving problem. Actually my Client does not want to run any script on UNIX solaris. Thats the main problem for me.

Do you have any other trick?

Regards,
Nits