ASCII translation
- Initialize Tape (option 4.12)
- Tape Browse (option 4.1)
- Tape Label Display (option 4.8)
- Tape to Labeled Tape (option 4.2.3)
- Tape to Tape Compare (option 4.9)
- Tape Update (option 4.3)
For Tape Label Display, ASCII translation is automatically performed when needed. For Initialize Tape and Tape Browse, you can specify ASCII input or output on the respective panels. For the other functions, translation is not supported by FMN.
ASCII data is translated to EBCDIC format using the FMNA2E table. EBCDIC data is translated to ASCII format using the FMNE2A table. To translate data from one ASCII format to another ASCII format, customize these tables so that FMNA2E is different from FMNE2A. (For details, see the File Manager for z/OS Customization Guide .)
- NO
- Data not translated. This is the default.
- IN
- Translates ASCII tape data to EBCDIC format
- OUT
- Translates EBCDIC data to ASCII format for tape output
- BOTH
- Translates tape data from one ASCII format to another