How do you convert VB files that were downloaded from the mainframe using a third party utility instead of Mainframe Access drag and drop?

Mainframe Express supplies four utilities that help you move files between the mainframe and a PC:

1. MDECONV (Source files) Converts downloaded files that might contain embedded hexadecimal codes, from fixed-length sequential EBCDIC format to line sequential ANSI format

2. DFCONV (Data files) Converts downloaded files to the format required on a PC

3. VRECGEN (Files containing variable-length records) Modifies mainframe files into the format required on the PC so that they can be subsequently downloaded (supplied in source form for upload to the mainframe)

4. VRECGEN2 (Files containing variable-length records) Modifies files uploaded from the PC into the format required on the mainframe (the reverse operation to VRECGEN, supplied in source form for upload to the mainframe)

For details on how to apply any of these utilities please look at the MFEEE help > Start here > Using Mainframe Express > Administrator's Guide > Part 1: IDE > Chapter 4: File Conversion Utilities.