Transfer CFT 3.3.2 Users Guide Save PDF Selected topic Selected topic and subtopics All content Platform-specific characters and functions Certain characters have a unique meaning in commands as well as in the Transfer CFT configuration. On z/OS and IBM i platforms you should check the page code used by your local system. For example, x'5B' is the pound character (£) if you are using the United Kingdom EBCDIC page code 285, but is the dollar character ($) in the French EBCDIC page code 297. For more information, please refer to the IBM site: ccsid_registered.html. Description Windows Unix z/OS IBM i char_file Logical name prefix $ _ x'5B' 285 = £ 297 = $ x'4E' 285 = + 297 = + char_mask Wildcard character ? ? x' 6F 285 = ? 297 = ? x'6F' 285 = ? 297 = ? char_unit Separator character (volume) % \01 x' 6C' 285 = % 297 = % x '5E' 285 = ; 297 = ; char_symb Symbolic variable prefix & & x'50' 285 = & 297 = & x'6F' 285 = ? 297 = ? file_symb Character introducing a file name passed to CFTUTIL as a parameter # @ x'7B’ 285 = # 297 = £ x'B1' 285 = [ 297 = # char_directory Character introduced in the path name of the FNAME parameter (CFTRECV) from which a tree structure can be created + + + Limited to USS files + Limited to HFS files cont Continuation character in CFTUTIL commands - - - - Note OpenVMS is not available for Transfer CFT 3.3.2 using Central Governance. Related Links
Platform-specific characters and functions Certain characters have a unique meaning in commands as well as in the Transfer CFT configuration. On z/OS and IBM i platforms you should check the page code used by your local system. For example, x'5B' is the pound character (£) if you are using the United Kingdom EBCDIC page code 285, but is the dollar character ($) in the French EBCDIC page code 297. For more information, please refer to the IBM site: ccsid_registered.html. Description Windows Unix z/OS IBM i char_file Logical name prefix $ _ x'5B' 285 = £ 297 = $ x'4E' 285 = + 297 = + char_mask Wildcard character ? ? x' 6F 285 = ? 297 = ? x'6F' 285 = ? 297 = ? char_unit Separator character (volume) % \01 x' 6C' 285 = % 297 = % x '5E' 285 = ; 297 = ; char_symb Symbolic variable prefix & & x'50' 285 = & 297 = & x'6F' 285 = ? 297 = ? file_symb Character introducing a file name passed to CFTUTIL as a parameter # @ x'7B’ 285 = # 297 = £ x'B1' 285 = [ 297 = # char_directory Character introduced in the path name of the FNAME parameter (CFTRECV) from which a tree structure can be created + + + Limited to USS files + Limited to HFS files cont Continuation character in CFTUTIL commands - - - - Note OpenVMS is not available for Transfer CFT 3.3.2 using Central Governance.