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I am trying to read a COBOL file, But i am experiencing '{','}' signs in the data. My options are EBCDIC and Binary. But still seeing these values when i am trying to view the data in output tab.

I looked at many post here on DSXCHANGE, but i could'nt figure out the exact answer, Appreciate if someone can help in this.

Many issues you'll face with Cobol data is covered in the FAQ linked at the bottom of my post.

I believe you are looking at a signed numeric field. The data is alphanumeric, but the digit with the "odd" character has been changed to contain the sign.

"0" = xF0 and in many numeric formats the half-byte value xF means unsigned.
explicit "+0" = xC0 or "{"
explicit "-0" = xD0 or "}"

The pattern repeats for digit characters 1-9. Have an EBCDIC character set chart handy.

In the table definition, the column derived from PIC S9(#) should be listed in CFF as DISPLAY NUMERIC, and have the signed attribute.

First off, see if anything helps in the awesome FAQ that Franklin Evans put together on this subject... or at least what I assume is the same subject. Verify for us what stage you are using to read the COBOL file - the Complex Flat File stage? It also seems like posting some of your sample data would help as well and/or the CFD.

... and he sneaks in here behind me while I'm typing. Le sigh. Not going to waste all this digital ink so...

Craig, the server is not happy. My post took a couple of minutes to be saved and displayed. Indeed, I expect this post to be visible sometime in the year 2022.