IBM Introduction to Sterling Connect:Direct and Translation Tables

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Chapter 3. Sterling Connect:Direct Utilities

Introduction to Translation Tables

Sterling Connect:Direct translates data from one character set code to a different character set code, such as from ASCII to EBCDIC, based on a character translation table in the d_dir/ndm/xlate directory. Sterling Connect:Direct provides a default character translation table for use during file transfer operations or you can modify this table using the utility program called ndmxlt.

Creating a Translation Table

1.To create a translation table, either copy the file called /cd_dir/cdunix/ndm/ src/def_send.sxlt or /cd_dir/cdunix/ndm/src/def_recv.sxlt, where cd_dir is the directory where Sterling Connect:Direct is installed, and rename it or modify this file.

2.Use a text editor to add the new values to the table in the file you created.

3.Compile the updated file with the ndmxlt utility.

4.Replace the default translation table in the d_dir/ndm/xlate with the updated table. Each table is 256 bytes long.

Following is a sample translation table:

#This file contains an example of defining an ASCII-to-EBCDIC translation table and

#then changing it to translate lowercase to uppercase.

#

#Define the ASCII-to-EBCDIC table. offset=0

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 05 15 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F

10 11 12 13 3C 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F

40 5A 7F 7B 5B 6C 50 7D 4D 5D 5C 4E 6B 60 4B 61

F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 7A 5E 4C 7E 6E 6F

7C C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 AD E0 BD 5F 6D 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 C0 4F D0 A1 7F 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF

#Change the lowercase characters to uppercase. offset=61

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7

D8 D9 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9

Each byte stores the character value for the target character set. The source character set is used as an index into the table. For example, an ASCII blank (Hex

20)would locate the byte at offset Hex 20 in the translation table. If the byte at location Hex 20 contains Hex code 40, that would translate to an EBCDIC code indicating a blank character.

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Contents User Guide Page User Guide Copyright IBM Corporation 1999 Contents Iv Sterling ConnectDirect for Unix User Guide CLI Commands Overview of the Command Line InterfaceStarting the CLI Stopping the CLIOption Description Value Entry Sample CommandCdpnum CLI Job ControlOverview of Sterling ConnectDirect Commands CLI History CommandsCommand Command Abbreviation DescriptionParameter Abbreviation Abbreviations for Common Sterling ConnectDirect CommandsPname = A?PROD5 Submitting a ProcessParameter Description Values Parameter Description Values Id , pswd Username@hostname or user@localhostName nnnnn Name host name nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn orSnodeid field Id ,pswd ,newpswdSpecify retain=initial Following command submits the Process named copyfil Following command submits the Process named payrollChanging Process Parameters Following command submits the Process named copy.cdpParameter Description Value Name generic listNode specification, userid generic list Remote node specification generic listDeleting a Process from the TCQ Number list Removing a Process from the Execution Queue Stopping Sterling ConnectDirect Flush process command has the following optional parametersParameter Description Viewing a Process in the TCQPname Locate the Process to view EX HC HE HI HO HR HS PE Monitoring Process Status in the TCQ Following command displays the specified Process numberAll EX HC HE HI HO HR HS PE Output from the command is displayed in the following table Dest=/path/file name Determining the Outcome of a ProcessRecord id list Caev Capr CAEV, CaprParameter Description Value Parameter Description Value Parameter Description Value Date day , hhmmss ampm Srcf=/path/file nameGenerating a Detailed Output Report for a Process Generating a Summary Report for a Process Running System DiagnosticsSelect Statistics Recid LOG Timepname Pnumber Stepname Ccod Fdbk MsgidCOMM.TRC Smgr Trace smgr pnode tnode=ath3500ry level=2 file=Smgp.trc Overview of the Transmission Control Queue Command DefinitionScheduling Sterling ConnectDirect Activity Scheduling Parameter Queue CommentsProgression of a Process Through the TCQ Execution Queue Element Comment Wait QueueStatus Comment Hold Queue Timer QueueHeld for Call indicates that the Process was Creating a Translation Table Introduction to Translation TablesExample-Creating a Translation Table Compiling a Translation Table Using the ndmxlt UtilityExample-Modifying a Model Translation Table Using Translation During File Transfer OperationsAccessing Sterling ConnectDirect Messages Translation Table Error MessagesMessage File Content Diagnostic Number DescriptionMessage File Record Format Following is a sample ndmmsg commandDisplaying Message Text Following are the parameters for the message file recordSterling ConnectDirect for Unix User Guide Following are the parameters for the cdsacomp utility Using the Standalone Batch Compression UtilityLevel-Compression level Memory-The amountCodepage Source codepage, destinationNnnnn Example-Precompress a Text File With Codepage Conversion Example-Precompress a Text FileExample-Precompress a Binary File Example-Decompress a Text FileExamples-csdacomp Command Help Configuration Reports Validate Configuration FilesCfgcheck command has the following arguments Argument DescriptionType the following command at a Unix prompt Generating a Configuration Report on the Base InstallationSterling ConnectDirect Utilities Following example shows an excerpt from a sample report Sterling ConnectDirect Utilities Sterling ConnectDirect for Unix User Guide Introduction to Writing Custom Programs Program using the C++ API callsCompiling Custom Programs Compiler version to use for each platformYou want to create such as apicheck Platform Compile Command++ Function Description Writing Custom C ProgramsNdmerrenth Ndmerror NdmnoerrorNdmapirecvresp or Receiving Responses Using ndmapirecvresp or ndmapirecvrespcNdmapirecvrespc Parameter Description Value PNOD-PNODE SNOD-SNODE Following is a sample ndmapirecvresp functionReturn Code Description TruncatedNdmapirecvresp or ndmapirecvrespc to retrieve Ndmapisendcmdc function call has the following return codes Writing Custom C++ ProgramsFollowing is a sample ndmapisendcmd function Selectstatistics or Selectprocess , the CLISterling ConnectDirect for Unix User Guide Cdfailure Method Description Parameter Return ValuesCdsuccess = 0, Cdfailure = Following is the ConnectDirectSession class headerWriting Custom Programs Sterling ConnectDirect for Unix User Guide User Exit Functions User Exit ProgramsProgram Description Chown root exitskeletonReturn Code Goodrc ErrorrcExitprogram Waiting for a Message Using recvexitmsg or recvexitmsgcHeader Following are the parameters for sendexitmsg or sendexitmsgcStatistics Exit Message Overview of User Exit MessagesFile Open Exit Messages Fileopenoutputreplymsg Security Exit MessagesValidatemsg Validatereplymsg GeneratemsgCopy Control Block User Exit Stop MessageExit Log Files Copyright IBM 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