The VA (View - ASCII) line command can be entered against a regular file that contains data encoded in ASCII and the file is not tagged with a CCSID of 819. The ISPF editor is invoked with the ASCII edit facility which converts the ASCII data to the CCSID of the terminal, allowing you to view the ASCII data in file. If the V line command is used and the file is tagged with a CCSID of 819, ISPF invokes the ASCII edit facility.