Loading IMS database

Problem:

I am trying to load an IMS database, but I keep getting errors. Can I used a file created in Notepad?

Resolution:

No. MFIMS expects to use an EBCDIC input file for database loading.

Here are the steps to follow for your case:

- create a file in Notepad

- with the MFE Data File Converter, convert the ASCII text file to Record Sequential Fixed Length

   selecting the checkbox to also convert the character set from ASCII to EBCDIC

- with a Generic format, use IMSDBU to load the database