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				 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:01 am    Post subject: MQ File Transfer - supported file formats | 
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				Hi All,
 
 
 
 
 
I have a query related to IBM MQ File Transfer . Is there any restriction on the type of file that it supports for transfer?
 
 
 
 
 
I have read that it supports both text and binary formats. But, by binary format does it mean .zip,.xls etc. or even some custom formats like .mt ?
 
 
 
 
 
Any support is appriciated.
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks and Regards,
 
 
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		  | fjb_saper | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 2:39 am    Post subject:  | 
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		    Grand High Poobah
 
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				It's a transport. It supports any file format.   _________________ MQ & Broker admin | 
			   
			 
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		  | gbaddeley | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:36 pm    Post subject:  | 
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		    Jedi Knight
 
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				Binary transfer supports any file format.
 
 
Text transfer does a code page conversion and end-of-line translation. Eg. Your nice Windows format text file will end up on UNIX system as a UNIX format text file. The transfer will fail if there are characters in the source file platform that cannot be converted to the destination file platform. _________________ Glenn | 
			   
			 
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		  | mqusr | 
		  
		    
			  
				 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:00 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	| fjb_saper wrote: | 
   
  
	It's a transport. It supports any file format.   | 
   
 
 
 
Thanks for the confirmation
 
 
Regards,
 
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				 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:01 pm    Post subject:  | 
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	| gbaddeley wrote: | 
   
  
	Binary transfer supports any file format.
 
 
Text transfer does a code page conversion and end-of-line translation. Eg. Your nice Windows format text file will end up on UNIX system as a UNIX format text file. The transfer will fail if there are characters in the source file platform that cannot be converted to the destination file platform. | 
   
 
 
 
Thanks !
 
 
Regards,
 
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