Hi,
I just saw your reply to the bored programmer about 3 days ago.

maxc
Junior Member
bored programmer posted 03-03-2000 09:58 PM
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How can i read/interpret a file written in EBCDIC?
Here's a couple of tables that will help convert EBCDIC to ASCII and vise-versa. These were created in 1987 but I don't think things have changed since then.
Al.

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* EBCDIC-ASCII Translation Table *
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000-000 converting ? to ?
001-001 converting  to 
002-002 converting  to 
003-003 converting  to 
004-046 converting  to .
005-009 converting  to ?
006-046 converting  to .
007-127 converting ? to 
008-046 converting  to .
009-046 converting ? to .
010-046 converting ? to .
011-011 converting ? to ?
012-012 converting ? to ?
013-013 converting ? to ?
014-014 converting  to 
015-015 converting  to 
016-016 converting  to 
017-017 converting  to 
018-018 converting  to 
019-019 converting  to 
020-046 converting  to .
021-046 converting  to .
022-008 converting  to 
023-046 converting  to .
024-024 converting  to 
025-025 converting  to 
026-046 converting ? to .
027-046 converting  to .
028-046 converting ? to .
029-029 converting ? to ?
030-046 converting ? to .
031-031 converting ? to ?
032-046 converting to .
033-046 converting ! to .
034-028 converting " to ?
035-046 converting # to .
036-046 converting $ to .
037-010 converting % to ?
038-023 converting & to 
039-027 converting ' to 
040-046 converting ( to .
041-046 converting ) to .
042-046 converting * to .
043-046 converting + to .
044-046 converting , to .
045-005 converting - to 
046-006 converting . to 
047-007 converting / to ?
048-046 converting 0 to .
049-046 converting 1 to .
050-022 converting 2 to 
051-046 converting 3 to .
052-046 converting 4 to .
053-030 converting 5 to ?
054-046 converting 6 to .
055-004 converting 7 to 
056-046 converting 8 to .
057-046 converting 9 to .
058-046 converting : to .
059-046 converting ; to .
060-020 converting < to 
061-021 converting = to 
062-046 converting > to .
063-026 converting ? to ?
064-032 converting @ to
065-046 converting A to .
066-046 converting B to .
067-046 converting C to .
068-046 converting D to .
069-046 converting E to .
070-046 converting F to .
071-046 converting G to .
072-046 converting H to .
073-046 converting I to .
074-046 converting J to .
075-046 converting K to .
076-060 converting L to <
077-040 converting M to (
078-043 converting N to +
079-046 converting O to .
080-038 converting P to &
081-046 converting Q to .
082-046 converting R to .
083-046 converting S to .
084-046 converting T to .
085-046 converting U to .
086-046 converting V to .
087-046 converting W to .
088-046 converting X to .
089-046 converting Y to .
090-033 converting Z to !
091-036 converting [ to $
092-042 converting \ to *
093-041 converting ] to )
094-059 converting ^ to ;
095-094 converting _ to ^
096-045 converting ` to -
097-047 converting a to /
098-046 converting b to .
099-046 converting c to .
100-046 converting d to .
101-046 converting e to .
102-046 converting f to .
103-046 converting g to .
104-046 converting h to .
105-046 converting i to .
106-124 converting j to |
107-044 converting k to ,
108-037 converting l to %
109-095 converting m to _
110-062 converting n to >
111-063 converting o to ?
112-046 converting p to .
113-046 converting q to .
114-046 converting r to .
115-046 converting s to .
116-046 converting t to .
117-046 converting u to .
118-046 converting v to .
119-046 converting w to .
120-046 converting x to .
121-096 converting y to `
122-058 converting z to :
123-035 converting { to #
124-064 converting | to @
125-039 converting } to '
126-061 converting ~ to =
127-034 converting  to "
128-046 converting € to .
129-097 converting  to a
130-098 converting ‚ to b
131-099 converting ƒ to c
132-100 converting „ to d
133-101 converting … to e
134-102 converting † to f
135-103 converting ‡ to g
136-104 converting ˆ to h
137-105 converting ‰ to i
138-046 converting Š to .
139-046 converting ‹ to .
140-046 converting Πto .
141-046 converting  to .
142-046 converting Ž to .
143-046 converting  to .
144-046 converting  to .
145-106 converting ‘ to j
146-107 converting ’ to k
147-108 converting “ to l
148-109 converting ” to m
149-110 converting • to n
150-111 converting – to o
151-112 converting — to p
152-113 converting ˜ to q
153-114 converting ™ to r
154-046 converting š to .
155-046 converting › to .
156-046 converting œ to .
157-046 converting  to .
158-046 converting ž to .
159-046 converting Ÿ to .
160-046 converting to .
161-126 converting ¡ to ~
162-115 converting ¢ to s
163-116 converting £ to t
164-117 converting ¤ to u
165-118 converting ¥ to v
166-119 converting ¦ to w
167-120 converting § to x
168-121 converting ¨ to y
169-122 converting © to z
170-046 converting ª to .
171-046 converting « to .
172-046 converting ¬ to .
173-091 converting * to [
174-046 converting ® to .
175-046 converting ¯ to .
176-046 converting ° to .
177-046 converting ± to .
178-046 converting ² to .
179-046 converting ³ to .
180-046 converting ´ to .
181-046 converting µ to .
182-046 converting ¶ to .
183-046 converting · to .
184-046 converting ¸ to .
185-046 converting ¹ to .
186-046 converting º to .
187-046 converting » to .
188-046 converting ¼ to .
189-093 converting ½ to ]
190-046 converting ¾ to .
191-046 converting ¿ to .
192-123 converting À to {
193-065 converting Á to A
194-066 converting  to B
195-067 converting à to C
196-068 converting Ä to D
197-069 converting Å to E
198-070 converting Æ to F
199-071 converting Ç to G
200-072 converting È to H
201-073 converting É to I
202-046 converting Ê to .
203-046 converting Ë to .
204-046 converting Ì to .
205-046 converting Í to .
206-046 converting Î to .
207-046 converting Ï to .
208-125 converting Ð to }
209-074 converting Ñ to J
210-075 converting Ò to K
211-076 converting Ó to L
212-077 converting Ô to M
213-078 converting Õ to N
214-079 converting Ö to O
215-080 converting × to P
216-081 converting Ø to Q
217-082 converting Ù to R
218-046 converting Ú to .
219-046 converting Û to .
220-046 converting Ü to .
221-046 converting Ý to .
222-046 converting Þ to .
223-046 converting ß to .
224-092 converting à to \
225-046 converting á to .
226-083 converting â to S
227-084 converting ã to T
228-085 converting ä to U
229-086 converting å to V
230-087 converting æ to W
231-088 converting ç to X
232-089 converting è to Y
233-090 converting é to Z
234-046 converting ê to .
235-046 converting ë to .
236-046 converting ì to .
237-046 converting í to .
238-046 converting î to .
239-046 converting ï to .
240-048 converting ð to 0
241-049 converting ñ to 1
242-050 converting ò to 2
243-051 converting ó to 3
244-052 converting ô to 4
245-053 converting õ to 5
246-054 converting ö to 6
247-055 converting ÷ to 7
248-056 converting ø to 8
249-057 converting ù to 9
250-046 converting ú to .
251-046 converting û to .
252-046 converting ü to .
253-046 converting ý to .
254-046 converting þ to .
255-046 converting ? to .

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* ASCII-EBCDIC Translation Table *
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000-000 converting ? to ?
001-001 converting  to 
002-002 converting  to 
003-003 converting  to 
004-055 converting  to 7
005-045 converting  to -
006-046 converting  to .
007-047 converting ? to /
008-022 converting  to 
009-005 converting ? to 
010-037 converting ? to %
011-011 converting ? to ?
012-012 converting ? to ?
013-013 converting ? to ?
014-014 converting  to 
015-015 converting  to 
016-016 converting  to 
017-017 converting  to 
018-018 converting  to 
019-019 converting  to 
020-060 converting  to <
021-061 converting  to =
022-050 converting  to 2
023-038 converting  to &
024-024 converting  to 
025-025 converting  to 
026-063 converting ? to ?
027-039 converting  to '
028-034 converting ? to "
029-029 converting ? to ?
030-053 converting ? to 5
031-031 converting ? to ?
032-064 converting to @
033-090 converting ! to Z
034-127 converting " to 
035-123 converting # to {
036-091 converting $ to [
037-108 converting % to l
038-080 converting & to P
039-125 converting ' to }
040-077 converting ( to M
041-093 converting ) to ]
042-092 converting * to \
043-078 converting + to N
044-107 converting , to k
045-096 converting - to `
046-075 converting . to K
047-097 converting / to a
048-240 converting 0 to ð
049-241 converting 1 to ñ
050-242 converting 2 to ò
051-243 converting 3 to ó
052-244 converting 4 to ô
053-245 converting 5 to õ
054-246 converting 6 to ö
055-247 converting 7 to ÷
056-248 converting 8 to ø
057-249 converting 9 to ù
058-122 converting : to z
059-094 converting ; to ^
060-076 converting < to L
061-126 converting = to ~
062-110 converting > to n
063-111 converting ? to o
064-124 converting @ to |
065-193 converting A to Á
066-194 converting B to Â
067-195 converting C to Ã
068-196 converting D to Ä
069-197 converting E to Å
070-198 converting F to Æ
071-199 converting G to Ç
072-200 converting H to È
073-201 converting I to É
074-209 converting J to Ñ
075-210 converting K to Ò
076-211 converting L to Ó
077-212 converting M to Ô
078-213 converting N to Õ
079-214 converting O to Ö
080-215 converting P to ×
081-216 converting Q to Ø
082-217 converting R to Ù
083-226 converting S to â
084-227 converting T to ã
085-228 converting U to ä
086-229 converting V to å
087-230 converting W to æ
088-231 converting X to ç
089-232 converting Y to è
090-233 converting Z to é
091-173 converting [ to *
092-224 converting \ to à
093-189 converting ] to ½
094-095 converting ^ to _
095-109 converting _ to m
096-121 converting ` to y
097-129 converting a to 
098-130 converting b to ‚
099-131 converting c to ƒ
100-132 converting d to „
101-133 converting e to …
102-134 converting f to †
103-135 converting g to ‡
104-136 converting h to ˆ
105-137 converting i to ‰
106-145 converting j to ‘
107-146 converting k to ’
108-147 converting l to “
109-148 converting m to ”
110-149 converting n to •
111-150 converting o to –
112-151 converting p to —
113-152 converting q to ˜
114-153 converting r to ™
115-162 converting s to ¢
116-163 converting t to £
117-164 converting u to ¤
118-165 converting v to ¥
119-166 converting w to ¦
120-167 converting x to §
121-168 converting y to ¨
122-169 converting z to ©
123-192 converting { to À
124-106 converting | to j
125-208 converting } to Ð
126-161 converting ~ to ¡
127-007 converting  to ?
128-000 converting € to ?
129-001 converting  to 
130-002 converting ‚ to 
131-003 converting ƒ to 
132-055 converting „ to 7
133-045 converting … to -
134-046 converting † to .
135-047 converting ‡ to /
136-022 converting ˆ to 
137-005 converting ‰ to 
138-037 converting Š to %
139-011 converting ‹ to ?
140-012 converting Πto ?
141-013 converting  to ?
142-014 converting Ž to 
143-015 converting  to 
144-016 converting  to 
145-017 converting ‘ to 
146-018 converting ’ to 
147-019 converting “ to 
148-060 converting ” to <
149-061 converting • to =
150-050 converting – to 2
151-038 converting — to &
152-024 converting ˜ to 
153-025 converting ™ to 
154-063 converting š to ?
155-039 converting › to '
156-034 converting œ to "
157-029 converting  to ?
158-053 converting ž to 5
159-031 converting Ÿ to ?
160-064 converting to @
161-090 converting ¡ to Z
162-127 converting ¢ to 
163-123 converting £ to {
164-091 converting ¤ to [
165-108 converting ¥ to l
166-080 converting ¦ to P
167-125 converting § to }
168-077 converting ¨ to M
169-093 converting © to ]
170-092 converting ª to \
171-078 converting « to N
172-107 converting ¬ to k
173-096 converting * to `
174-075 converting ® to K
175-097 converting ¯ to a
176-240 converting ° to ð
177-241 converting ± to ñ
178-242 converting ² to ò
179-243 converting ³ to ó
180-244 converting ´ to ô
181-245 converting µ to õ
182-246 converting ¶ to ö
183-247 converting · to ÷
184-248 converting ¸ to ø
185-249 converting ¹ to ù
186-122 converting º to z
187-094 converting » to ^
188-076 converting ¼ to L
189-126 converting ½ to ~
190-110 converting ¾ to n
191-111 converting ¿ to o
192-124 converting À to |
193-193 converting Á to Á
194-194 converting  to Â
195-195 converting à to Ã
196-196 converting Ä to Ä
197-197 converting Å to Å
198-198 converting Æ to Æ
199-199 converting Ç to Ç
200-200 converting È to È
201-201 converting É to É
202-209 converting Ê to Ñ
203-210 converting Ë to Ò
204-211 converting Ì to Ó
205-212 converting Í to Ô
206-213 converting Î to Õ
207-214 converting Ï to Ö
208-215 converting Ð to ×
209-216 converting Ñ to Ø
210-217 converting Ò to Ù
211-226 converting Ó to â
212-227 converting Ô to ã
213-228 converting Õ to ä
214-229 converting Ö to å
215-230 converting × to æ
216-231 converting Ø to ç
217-232 converting Ù to è
218-233 converting Ú to é
219-173 converting Û to *
220-224 converting Ü to à
221-189 converting Ý to ½
222-095 converting Þ to _
223-109 converting ß to m
224-121 converting à to y
225-129 converting á to 
226-130 converting â to ‚
227-131 converting ã to ƒ
228-132 converting ä to „
229-133 converting å to …
230-134 converting æ to †
231-135 converting ç to ‡
232-136 converting è to ˆ
233-137 converting é to ‰
234-145 converting ê to ‘
235-146 converting ë to ’
236-147 converting ì to “
237-148 converting í to ”
238-149 converting î to •
239-150 converting ï to –
240-151 converting ð to —
241-152 converting ñ to ˜
242-153 converting ò to ™
243-162 converting ó to ¢
244-163 converting ô to £
245-164 converting õ to ¤
246-165 converting ö to ¥
247-166 converting ÷ to ¦
248-167 converting ø to §
249-168 converting ù to ¨
250-169 converting ú to ©
251-192 converting û to À
252-106 converting ü to j
253-208 converting ý to Ð
254-161 converting þ to ¡
255-007 converting ? to ?