Files are losing characters when transferring to AIX

Products

• CA XCOM Data Transport
• CA XCOM Data Transport - Windows
• XCOM - SUPPORT

Issue/Introduction

Sending a .csv file from XCOM for Window to XCOM for AIX and it keeps changing the characters. Whether the transfer specified Binary or ASCII, it still changes the characters 

Anything with a ' mark is changed it to a #

 

Cause

The file was being viewed with a different code page than the one that created the file and this caused a character to be displayed differently after it was transferred.

Environment

Release : 11.6

Component : CA XCOM Data Transport for Windows

xcpcnt

CA XCOM Data Transport for AIX

xcurs6x

Resolution

Use the same code page on AIX as on Windows.

This was resolved by using UT8 to create the file.