Question

I need to write a ‘simple’ util to convert from ASCII to EBCDIC?

The Ascii is coming from Java, Web and going to an AS400. I’ve had a google around, can’t seem to find a easy solution (maybe coz there isn’t one 🙁 ). I was hoping for an opensource util or paid for util that has already been written.

Like this maybe?

Converter.convertToAscii(String textFromAS400) Converter.convertToEBCDIC(String textFromJava) 

Thanks,

Scott

Answer 1

JTOpen, IBM’s open source version of their Java toolbox has a collection of classes to access AS/400 objects, including a FileReader and FileWriter to access native AS400 text files. That may be easier to use then writing your own conversion classes.

From the JTOpen homepage:

Here are just a few of the many i5/OS and OS/400 resources you can access using JTOpen:

• Database — JDBC (SQL) and record-level access (DDM)
• Integrated File System
• Program calls
• Commands
• Data queues
• Data areas
• Print/spool resources
• Product and PTF information
• Jobs and job logs
• Messages, message queues, message files
• Users and groups
• User spaces
• System values
• System status