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Conversion To IBM Mainframe - Meaning Of Bina |
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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS
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Solutions: In the WordPerfect manual, under the Conversion program (CONVERT.EXE), it says "When transferring a file to or from an IBM mainframe, you must transfer the file as binary data and not as text data. No other conversions should be made." A customer called up very confused as to what this meant. A customer needs to use the Conversion program to put the file into whatever format their mainframe will need (RFT for example). The converted file then needs to be transferred to the mainframe using transfer software which WP does NOT provide. Normally, when you hook up a PC to a mainframe, you have to buy terminal emulation software. This software USUALLY contains a file transfer program. When the transfer program is run, the user has the option of transferring several different ways. The way the user needs to transfer is BINARY. BINARY IS A WAY OF TRANSFERRING, NOT A DOCUMENT FORMAT. |
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