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QUESTION POSED ON: 03 December 2008
I have a file that has format control characters in column 1. I want to upload this file to the AS/400 (V4R5). I thought I could just copy this file to QSYSPRT, and it would pick up the column 1 control characters.

However, the file is not picking up the column 1 control chracters. Instead, the file is truncating column 133 and leaving the control characters in column 1. Is there a way to get the control characters acknowledged without having to write a program?

Before copying the file to QSYSPRT, you need to issue an Override Print File (OVRPRTF) command as follows:


OVRPRTF FILE(QSYSPRT) CTLCHAR(*FCFC)

This should acknowledge the control characters without having to write a program.

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