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# 8  
Old 11-12-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by methyl
Maybe O/P means IBM iSeries server range (some of which can run Solaris).
They can't, Solaris isn't supported on Power5 CPUs.
# 9  
Old 11-12-2010
Please find system info as below for Solaris Sparc
# uname -a
SunOS PDCSD19Z1 5.8 Generic_Virtual sun4u sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120

# iconv
iconv: conversion from char unsupported
#
# 10  
Old 11-12-2010
@jlliagre Thanks. Though it was announced in 2001 I can't trace a real Solaris implementation. Must have been vapourware.
# 11  
Old 11-12-2010
Please find commands ran on Sparc Solaris System
# uname -a
SunOS PDCSD19Z1 5.8 Generic_Virtual sun4u sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise-T5120

# iconv
iconv: conversion from char unsupported
# 12  
Old 11-12-2010
Also, what exactly is your code doing?

You mention EBCDIC files being generated on SPARC Solaris, which simply wouldn't happen.

It seems more likely you're having problems with simply assuming the endianness of raw values. Are you writing data like binary int or long values directly into your files?
# 13  
Old 11-12-2010
What computer creates the EBCDIC files? Is it an IBM mainframe?

How are the EBCDIC files transferred to the unix server?

What is the process on the Sparc server which works?
# 14  
Old 11-12-2010
@methyl There was an official Solaris 2.5.1 release for PowerPC in 1996, but I doubt it was runnable on IBM AS400/iSeries hardware. 2.6 was supported internally but never released. No Solaris vaporware was announced in 2001.

@amodkavi What says
Code:
iconv -l

Can you post a sample of ebcdic data that doesn't convert properly ?
eg:
Code:
od -c file.ebcdic | head
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