Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!spool.mu.edu!caen!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!FRODO.JDSSC.DCA.MIL!blknowle
From: blknowle@FRODO.JDSSC.DCA.MIL (Brad L. Knowles)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: SOS: C Routines to convert ASCII to EBCDIC
Message-ID: <9106271517.AA03483@frodo.jdssc.dca.mil>
Date: 27 Jun 91 15:17:29 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Organization: The Internet
Lines: 28

Folks,

    I just checked my man pages, and found a utility called ``dd'' that
purports to convert ASCII to EBCDIC (even does IBM-specific EBCDIC, for
further compatibility with certain print trains), and back.  I looked on
my SunOS 4.0.2 386i, and it is there, and is present under under SunOS
4.0.3 (checked on a Sun 4/280) and SunOS 4.1.1b (on my SS2).  From this, I
assume (perhaps wrongly) that dd is available under all machines running
SunOS 4.0.2 or later.

    I believe dd is part of the standard SVR3/BSD 4.2 and later versions
of those Operating Systems, although not all versions may do ASCII-EBCDIC
conversion.

    I haven't tried dd to convert ASCII to EBCDIC and/or back, but I'm
sure I'll get the opportunity -- I'll let you know if I have any
problems.

    So, in addition to everything else I've seen said here, how about
``RTFM''?

Please respond via e-mail -- I have a hard time keeping up with this list!
 ________________________________________________________________________ 
| Brad Knowles                 | Internet: blknowle@frodo.jdssc.dca.mil  |
| DISA/DSSO/JNSL               | Ph: (703) 693-5849  Fax: (703) 693-7329 |
| The Pentagon, Room BE685     |-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-|
| Washington, D.C.  20301-7010 | Speaking from, *not* for DISA (nee DCA) |
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~