Maybe your solution is to put the data into a byte-stream file.  It acts
like a variable file, without really being a variable file.  And it is more
like a PC file.

Ron Horner
Legacy Systems Supervisor
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Lady Remington Jewelry
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-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Jim Phillips
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 10:37 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [HP3000-L] FTP'ing Files To A PC

I need to transfer files from the 3000 to a PC.  I am
using Minisoft file transfer today and everything
works okay, but I am looking for a more independent
and robust way of doing things, hence FTP.

I can FTP the files from the 3000 to the PC just fine.
 However, when the file gets to the PC it is useless;
that is, the PC application can't process the file
correctly.  The 3000 file is created in a COBOL
program and defaults to fixed, ASCII 80-byte records.
By examining the file on the PC (via Notepad) I see
that the file is padded with blanks for the full
80-characters.  Removing these trailing blanks renders
a usable file.

My question is:  How can I remove these trailing
blanks either before or during the transfer?

I have tried variable records (binary and ASCII) and
binary FTP without success.  I even tried TOBYTE but
that produced an "e e cummings" file when transferred
to the PC.

Any ideas?

Jim Phillips




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