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ETU400 User Guide 011603
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ETU Translation Table Members
The ETU translation tables member names and their specific functions in
the TRANSLATE file are listed below.
ETOA1
The EBCDIC-to-ASCII PC-DOS character translation member that
produces a variable-length record, with carriage return and line
feed added after the last byte of data in each record. Trailing
blanks are stripped.
ETOA2
The EBCDIC-to-ASCII PC-DOS character translation member that
produces a basic random file on the PC, with no carriage return
line feed. The PC application is expected to read for a fixed
record length.
ETOA3
The EBCDIC-to-ASCII PC-DOS character translation member that
produces a fixed-length record, with carriage return and line feed
added at the end of each record. Trailing blanks are not stripped.
May be suitable for postal, IRS, or banking applications.
ATOE1
The ASCII-to-EBCDIC PC-DOS fixed- and variable-length translation
member.
ATOE3
The ASCII-to-EBCDIC PC-DOS print translation member.
Mac Users: The Mac-specific translation tables that reside in the MACTAB
file are described below. Note that they have the same name as their
TRANSLATE counterparts except for the M on the end.
ETOA1M
The EBCDIC-to-ASCII Mac character translation member that
produces a variable-length record, with carriage return and line
feed added after the last byte of data in each record. Trailing
blanks are stripped.
ETOA2M
The EBCDIC-to-ASCII Mac character translation member that
produces a basic random file on the PC, with no carriage return
line feed. The PC application is expected to read for a fixed
record length.
ATOE1M
The ASCII-to-EBCDIC Mac fixed- and variable-length translation
member.