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Status Future consideration
Workspace z/VM
Created by Guest
Created on May 9, 2017

Add MBCS support to FTP

Need to be able to translate MBCS files like UTF-8 files on PC's to a compatible CMS file structure.

Input Files like this:
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 J'aurais donc dû USA 2/7UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES USA 2/8UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 J'aurais donc dû USA 2/9UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES USA2/10UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça US2/7-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 J'aurais donc dû USA 2/7UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CMOISES DIEZ MNDMIENTS WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Cécile Aubry US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Les Nouvelles Filles d'à côté WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Belle et Sébastien US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Blague à Part WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CMOISES DIEZ MNDMIENTS WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Le Bébête Show US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CMOISES DIEZ MNDMIENTS WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEÑOS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Les Guignols de l'info US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Hélène et les garçons WEDUNIMAS

Create Files Like This:
o;?A2017/02/06 10:10:56 J'aurais donc dC; USA 2/7UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES USA 2/8UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 J'aurais donc dC; USA 2/9UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES USA2/10UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Fais pas ci, fais pas C'a US2/7-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 J'aurais donc dC; USA 2/7UNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CMOISES DIEZ MNDMIENTS WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CC)cile Aubry US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Les Nouvelles Filles d'C cC4tC) WEDUNIMAS

A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Belle et SC)bastien US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Blague C Part WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CMOISES DIEZ MNDMIENTS WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Le BC)bC*te Show US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CMOISES DIEZ MNDMIENTS WEDUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 CPEQUEC"OS GIGANTES US2/9-RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 Les Guignols de l'info US2/10RUNIMAS
A2017/02/06 10:10:56 HC)lC(ne et les garC'ons WEDUNIMAS

The data is filled with non Printable translation characters and at best some can be translated manually to get the file back to where it should look.

Idea priority High