The Command Line Interface › Create Custom Character Sets for File Conversion › Custom Character Sets › Procedure

Procedure

To create a custom character translation table

1. Use an editor that can generate ASCII text to create and open a file. It is helpful to use a text editor that displays line numbers.
2. Define each character on a separate line. Do not use comments.

Note: CA XCOM Data Transport performs the EBCDIC to ASCII translation in the following manner:

When an EBCDIC code 0 is received, CA XCOM Data Transport substitutes the ASCII value from the first line (line 1) of the table; for EBCDIC code 1, CA XCOM Data Transport takes the value from the second line (line 2), and so on. Because the first line is for code 0, it is necessary to add 1 to the line number when determining which line of the table to modify.

Example 1:

A question mark (?) needs to be sent to the mainframe in EBCDIC. Set up the translation table to translate it from ASCII to EBCDIC.

• The ASCII code for ? is 63 (decimal).
• The EBCDIC code for ? is 111 (decimal).
• Take the ASCII code and add 1. This is 64. Go to line 64 of the ATOE table and type the value 111.

Example 2:

An A is received from the mainframe in EBCDIC. Set up the translation table to translate it to ASCII:

• The EBCDIC code for A is 193 (decimal).
• The ASCII code for A is 65.
• Take the EBCDIC code for A and add 1. This is 194. Go to line 194 of the ETOA table and type the value 65.