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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.

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