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Creating a binary image of a z/OS (or z/VM) file on another platform
FTP with TYPE EBCDIC and MODE BLOCK can be used to create images of EBCDIC files
on platforms which don't support these modes themselves.
To download the file:
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ftp <i>ebcdic.host</i> ** Host prompts for userid and password
type i ** Set binary mode for both hosts
quote type e ** Switch EBCDIC host to type EBCDIC
quote mode b ** and mode BLOCK
get <i>ebcdic.file foreign.file.name</i>
quit
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To put it back:
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ftp <i>ebcdic.host</i> ** Host prompts for userid and password
type i ** Set binary mode for both hosts
quote type e ** Switch EBCDIC host to type EBCDIC
quote mode b ** and mode BLOCK
put <i>foreign.file.name ebcdic.file</i>
quit
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This method can also be used between z/OS & z/VM. The file created by this process,
foreign.file.name in our example, can be sent in binary mode to other systems
if necessary.
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