[Download-List] Problems using FORMAT WP51 in a download

[Cindy Mack]

Hi,

We have been on R17, which is also on a new Unix box, for about 8 weeks now
and just recently discovered a problem.  When we run queries which include
the FORMAT WP51 command in the download statement, garbage is returned.
Below is a sample of the download code and file contents.


062: GET.LIST XHR.CAFE.SEL1

063: DOWNLOAD HRPER N12.HOME.LABEL N12.HRP.PERSON.SSN HRP.BIRTH.DATE
N12.CDF.BD.
DESC NUM.VALUES ALL FORMAT WP51 FILE &HOLD& CAFEPAGE1S.DAT OVERWRITING

064: COPY FROM _HOLD_ TO OUTGOING CAFEPAGE1S.DAT OVERWRITING

065: CLR 

:AE OUTGOING CAFEPAGE1S.DAT

Changed 8805 CHAR(0) to ^Z-E-R-O^

Top of "CAFEPAGE1S.DAT" in "OUTGOING", 3,866 lines, 184,076 characters.

0001: WPCG|^Z-E-R-O^^Z-E-R-O^|

*---: Q

Quit "CAFEPAGE1S.DAT" in file "OUTGOING" unchanged.

Can anyone offer any suggestions as to what is causing this to happen?  Is
it possible that a parameter wasn't set up properly under Unix or someplace
in Colleague?  This worked fine in R16 with the 6.0 version of Download.
Any assistance in solving this mystery would be greatly appreciated.  Our HR
department uses this process to prepare employee benefit packages and we
need to get this up and running as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Cindy Mack
Sr. Application Analyst
Niagara University
Niagara University, NY  14109
Voice:  716.286.8038
Fax:     716.286.8045
E-Mail: cmack at niagara.edu

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