Translating Between ASCII and EBCDIC Code
Use the OPTCD Q option of the FILEDEF command to indicate translation
between ASCII and EBCDIC code. For example,
FILEDEF WELSH TAP3 NL (OPTCD Q
specifies
that a nonlabeled tape on tape drive TAP3 will be processed. The OPTCD
Q indicates that the information on the tape will be translated from
ASCII to EBCDIC on input and from EBCDIC to ASCII on output. If a
tape is specified as ANSI label or ANSI user label, then the OPTCD
Q is automatically assumed.For more information on reading and writing records, see Reading and Writing CMS Files.