Ebcdic File Viewer

This command line utility is a codepage converter to be used to change the character encoding of text. It fully supports charsets such as ANSI code pages, UTF-8, UTF-16 LE/BE, UTF-32 LE/BE, and EBCDIC. It's designed to convert big text files, too. It runs on Windows XP onwards (tested on XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10). Set the UseBinaryFormat to true. Connect the flat file source to your unpack decimal transform. Double click to open the unpack decimal. Click the input columns tab and set your comp-3 inputs. Click the input and output properties tab. Click on Output.

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Hex/EBCDIC edit mode works almost identically to hex edit with the exception that it converts EBCDIC data for viewing purposes only and show it as ASCII. The content of the file will not be modified, however the right column that shows the ASCII representation in hex mode will show the data converted to ASCII from EBCDIC.

While in this mode, editing in the ASCII area will allow data to be entered as ASCII and automatically converted to EBCDIC in the file. Editing in the hex area allows data to be entered directly as hex and the ASCII representation (converted from EBCDIC) will be shown in the ASCII area.

Find/Replace in this mode will allow ASCII strings to be used and correctly found/replaced according to the settings in the Find/Replace dialog box. Regular expressions, however, cannot be used in this mode, as the results would be indeterminate.

What is EBCDIC?

EBCDIC stands for Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.

It is an 8-bit binary code for numeric and alphanumeric characters. It is a coding illustration in which numbers, symbols, and letters and are presented in binary language. It was developed and used by IBM.

On the other hand, ASCII is the American Standard Code for Information Interchange. It is used to represent the text in several types of devices such as computers and telecommunication.

How to convert EBCDIC to ASCII?

You may be switching between systems or simply need the EBCDIC file on a windows system or server. In that case, you have to convert the file into ASCII, so that other systems such as PC can read it.

Most of the file transfer systems have a built-in program to convert EBCDIC file to ASCII. You can develop your own program for the conversion if you are not satisfied with the output of a mainframe-based file transfer system.

You can use the EBCDIC converterabove to convert EBCDIC to ASCII online. This tool is very effective in converting EBCDIC into ASCII and you can save a lot of time as well. Another way is to use the below chart for the conversion.

FAQs

Why do I need to convert EBCDIC to ASCII?

EBCDIC is used mainly in the IBM systems usually in mainframe computers. You may need to convert EBCDIC to ASCII if you want to use the EBCDIC file on the windows system. You may also need this conversion in case you want these files to be used on a Unix-based server.

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Is mainframe EBCDIC or ASCII?

Mainframe use EBCDIC encoding in their systems. EBCDIC is developed by IBM. On the other hand, PCs use ASCII encoding to represent the text.

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How many characters can EBCDIC encode?

EBCDIC can translate up to 256 characters. It used 8 bits to represent a symbol.

Who invented EBCDIC?

EBCDIC is developed by IBM. It is mostly used in mainframe and midrange computers. It is an 8-bit encoding system which means it uses 8-bits for each number.

EBCDIC to ASCII conversion table

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EBCDIC	ASCII	EBCDIC Meaning
00	00	NUL
01	01	SOH
02	02	STX
03	03	ETX
04	1A	SEL
05	09	HT
06	1A	RNL
07	7F	DEL
08	1A	GE
09	1A	SPS
0A	1A	RPT
0B	0B	VT
0C	0C	FF
0D	0D	CR
0E	0E	SO
0F	0F	SI
10	10	DLE
11	11	DC1
12	12	DC2
13	13	DC3
14	1A	RES/ENP
15	1A	NL
16	08	BS
17	1A	POC
18	18	CAN
19	19	EM
1A	1A	UBS
1B	1A	CU1
1C	1C	IFS
1D	1D	IGS
1E	1E	IRS
1F	1F	ITB/IUS
20	1A	DS
21	1A	SOS
22	1A	FS
23	1A	WUS
24	1A	BYP/INP
25	0A	LF
26	17	ETB
27	1B	ESC
28	1A	SA
29	1A	SFE
2A	1A	SM/SW
2B	1A	CSP
2C	1A	MFA
2D	05	ENQ
2E	06	ACK
2F	07	BEL
30	1A
31	1A
32	16	SYN
33	1A	IR
34	1A	PP
35	1A	TRN
36	1A	NBS
37	04	EOT
38	1A	SBS
39	1A	IT
3A	1A	RFF
3B	1A	CU3
3C	14	DC4
3D	15	NAK
3E	1A
3F	1A	SUB
40	20	(space)
41	1A	RSP
42	1A
43	1A
44	1A
45	1A
46	1A
47	1A
48	1A
49	1A
4A	5B	¢
4B	2E	.
4C	3C	<
4D	28	(
4E	2B	+
4F	21	\|
50	26	&
51	1A
52	1A
53	1A
54	1A
55	1A
56	1A
57	1A
58	1A
59	1A
5A	5D	!
5B	24	$
5C	2A	*
5D	29	)
5E	3B	;
5F	5E	‥
60	2D	-
61	1A	/
62	1A
63	1A
64	1A
65	1A
66	1A
67	1A
68	1A
69	1A
6A	7C
6B	2C	‘
6C	25
6D	5F	_
6E	3E	>
6F	3F	?
70	1A
71	1A
72	1A
73	1A
74	1A
75	1A
76	1A
77	1A
78	1A
79	60
7A	3A	:
7B	23	#
7C	40	@
7D	27	'
7E	3D	=
7F	22	'
80	1A
81	61	a
82	62	b
83	63	c
84	64	d
85	65	e
86	66	f
87	67	g
88	68	h
89	69	i
8A	1A
8B	1A
8C	1A
8D	1A
8E	1A
8F	1A
90	1A
91	6A	j
92	6B	k
93	6C	l
94	6D	m
95	6E	n
96	6F	o
97	70	p
98	71	q
99	72	r
9A	1A
9B	1A
9C	1A
9D	1A
9E	1A
9F	1A
A0	1A
A1	7E	∞
A2	73	s
A3	74	t
A4	75	u
A5	76	v
A6	77	w
A7	78	x
A8	79	y
A9	7A	z
AA	1A
AB	1A
AC	1A
AD	1A
AE	1A
AF	1A
B0	1A
B1	1A
B2	1A
B3	1A
B4	1A
B5	1A
B6	1A
B7	1A
B8	1A
B9	1A
BA	1A
BB	1A
BC	1A
BD	1A
BE	1A
BF	1A
C0	7B
C1	41	A
C2	42	B
C3	43	C
C4	44	D
C5	45	E
C6	46	F
C7	47	G
C8	48	H
C9	49	I
CA	1A
CB	1A
CC	1A
CD	1A
CE	1A
CF	1A
D0	7D
D1	4A	J
D2	4B	K
D3	4C	L
D4	4D	M
D5	4E	N
D6	4F	O
D7	50	P
D8	51	Q
D9	52	R
DA	1A
DB	1A
DC	1A
DD	1A
DE	1A
DF	1A
E0	5C
E1	1A
E2	53	S
E3	54	T
E4	55	U
E5	56	V
E6	57	W
E7	58	X
E8	59	Y
E9	5A	Z
EA	1A
EB	1A
EC	1A
ED	1A
EE	1A
EF	1A
F0	30	0
F1	31	1
F2	32	2
F3	33	3
F4	34	4
F5	35	5
F6	36	6
F7	37	7
F8	38	8
F9	39	9
FA	1A
FB	1A
FC	1A
FD	1A
FE	1A
FF	1A