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bgibson · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:38 am Post subject: unzip blob on mainframe

I need to be able to create ebcidic data files on an OS390 (or whatever it's called these days - a big IBM anyway) machine from a DB2 blob that contains zipped files (including a postscript file).
The files were zipped on pc then sent to mainfame and saved with cics cobol db2 program.

That's the brief I've been given. I'm a developer (as we're now known).

Has anyone any recommendations about the cheapest way to go? I only know cobol although there is java expertise here on site. I presume that there are off the shelf packages available ? Also is there only one standard zip utility ? Would I have to find out what utility zipped the files on the pc in the first place ?

kolusu · Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 10:13 am Post subject:

bgibson,

Check and see if this post is of any help.

http://mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=666&highlight=pkzip

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