When receiving an externally described file (a file in which the records and fields are described to the system when the file is created) from an IBM eServer iSeries (AS/400) server to a personal computer, Host On-Demand 5250 File Transfer sends the whole file intact. Thus, iSeries-externally described files that contain Packed Decimal numeric fields appear garbled regardless of the Transfer Mode selected.
To avoid this, use Database On-Demand since it transfers each file field and handles the packed fields accordingly. This is because the iSeries system converts these packed data to correct characters using DDS definition in iSeries database function.
When uploading a workstation file to the host and specifying a record length smaller than the workstation line length, lines wrap incorrectly on the host. To fix this problem, upload the workstation file with a record length greater than the maximum workstation line length. Then use a host editor, for example, XEDIT, to split the lines.
