Codepage converter

You can use the Codepage converter to convert local files from one codepage to another. If you want to convert a remote file, you must download it first. The Codepage converter can convert more than one file at a time. The Codepage converter processes the changes for files downloaded in either ASCII or binary mode.

The Z and I Emulator for Web FTP client does not automatically convert files from one codepage to another. If you use the FTP client to transfer files and you want to convert codepages, you must use the Codepage Converter to convert files before upload and after download.

Start the Codepage converter

From the FTP client, click Actions > Codepage converter.

Use the Codepage converter

  • Select one of the following supported languages:
    • Arabic
    • Hebrew
    • Central Europe
    • Greek
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Latin
    • Russian
    • Thai
    • Turkish
    • Chinese Simplified
    • Chinese Traditional
  • Select the transfer mode: ASCII or binary. If you select binary mode, select the host type for the input and output files.

    If you want to use the binary mode for a mainframe codepage (z/OS, i5/OS, or OS/400), set the record length for the file. The Codepage converter does not process files created with variable record lengths.

    Input File

  • Type the name of the input file in the Name field or click Browse to select a file.

    Select the current codepage of the Input File. The following table lists the supported codepages for each language.

    Language Codepage Description
    Arabic 8859_6 Arabic ISO code page for AIX
    Cp1256 Arabic local code page for Windows NT
    Cp864 Arabic local code page for OS/2
    Cp420 EBCDIC Arabic
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Hebrew 8859_8 Hebrew ISO code page for AIX
    Cp1255 Hebrew local code page for Windows NT
    Cp862 Hebrew local code page for OS/2
    Cp856 Hebrew code page for AIX
    Cp424 EBCDIC Hebrew
    Cp803 EBCDIC Hebrew
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Central Europe 8859_2 ISO 8859-2, Latin-2
    Cp1153 EBCDIC Latin-2 Multilingual, Euro support
    Cp852 Local Latin-2 codepage
    Cp870 EBCDIC Latin-2 Multilingual
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Greek 8859_7 ISO 8859-7, Latin/Greek
    Cp869 Modern Greek local codepage
    Cp875 EBCDIC Greek
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Japanese Cp1390 EBCDIC Mixed Byte Japanese Katakana-Kanji codepage
    Cp1399 EBCDIC Mixed Byte Japanese codepage
    Cp290 EBCDIC Single Byte Japanese Katakana codepage
    Cp930 EBCDIC Mixed Byte Japanese Katakana-Kanji codepage
    Cp939 EBCDIC Mixed Byte Japanese Latin-Kanji codepage
    Cp942 Local Japanese codepage
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Korean Cp1364 EBCDIC Mixed Byte Korean codepage
    Cp933 EBCDIC Mixed Byte Korean codepage
    Cp949 Korean local codepage
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Latin 8859_1 ISO 8859-1, Latin-1
    Cp037 EBCDIC USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Portugal, Brazil
    Cp1046 Arabic codepage for Windows
    Cp1047 Latin-1, open systems
    Cp1140 EBCDIC US and others, Euro support
    Cp1141 EBCDIC Austria and Germany, Euro support
    Cp1142 EBCDIC Denmark and Norway, Euro support
    Cp1143 EBCDIC Finland and Sweden, Euro support
    Cp1144 EBCDIC Italy, Euro support
    Cp1145 EBCDIC Spain and Latin America, Euro support
    Cp1146 EBCDIC United Kingdom, Euro support
    Cp1147 EBCDIC France, Euro support
    Cp1148 EBCDIC Latin-1, Euro support
    Cp1149 EBCDIC Iceland, Euro support
    Cp273 EBCDIC Austria, Germany
    Cp274 Belgium (old)
    Cp275 Brazil
    Cp277 EBCDIC Denmark, Norway
    Cp278 EBCDIC Finland, Sweden
    Cp280 EBCDIC Italy
    Cp284 EBCDIC Spain, Latin America
    Cp285 IBM United Kingdom, Ireland
    Cp297 EBCDIC France
    Cp437 Local codepage for United States, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa
    Cp500 EBCDIC Latin-1
    Cp850 Local Latin-1 codepage
    Cp871 EBCDIC Iceland
    Cp924 EBCDIC Latin-9
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Russian 8859_5 ISO 8859-5, Latin/Cyrillic
    Cp1025 EBCDIC Cyrillic (Multilingual)
    Cp1112 EBCDIC Latvia, Lithuania
    Cp1122 EBCDIC Estonia
    Cp1123 EBCDIC Ukraine
    Cp1154 EBCDIC Cyrillic (Multilingual), Euro support
    Cp1156 EBCDIC Baltic (Multilingual), Euro support
    Cp1157 EBCDIC Estonia, Euro support
    Cp1158 EBCDIC Cyrillic and Ukraine, Euro support
    Cp855 Cyrillic local codepage
    Cp866 Russian local codepage
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Thai Cp1160 Thai with Low Tone Marks and Ancient Characters
    Cp838 EBCDIC Thai
    Cp874 Thai local codepage
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Turkish 8859_9 ISO 8859-9, Latin/Turkish
    Cp1026 EBCDIC Turkey
    Cp1155 EBCDIC Turkey, Euro support
    Cp857 Turkish local codepage
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Chinese Simplified Cp1381 Simplified Chinese local codepage
    Cp1388 EBCDIC Simplified Chinese
    Cp935 EBCDIC Mixed Byte, Simplified Chinese
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits
    Chinese Traditional Cp1371 EBCDIC Traditional Chinese
    Cp937 EBCDIC Mixed Byte, Traditional Chinese
    Cp948 Traditional Chinese codepage for OS/2
    Cp950 Traditional Chinese local codepage
    Cp964 Traditional Chinese codepage for AIX
    UTF8 Unicode Transformation Format - 8 bits

    Bidirectional support

    If you select Arabic or Hebrew, you can choose the text type and text orientation of the input file.

  • Select the current text type of the input file. The default is Logical.
  • Select the current text orientation of the input file. The default is Left to Right.

    Output File

  • Type the name of the Output File or click Browse to select a file.
  • Select the codepage for the Output File. The codepage for the Output File must be different from the codepage for the Input File.

    Bidirectional support

    If you select Arabic or Hebrew, you can choose the text type and text orientation of the output file.

  • Select the Text Type for the Output File. The default is Logical.
  • Select the text orientation of the output file. The default is Left to Right.

    Symmetric Swapping

    Symmetric swapping is only available for Arabic and Hebrew. If you want to force symmetric swapping, select Symmetric Swapping.

    LamAlef Transform and Numeral Shape

    The LamAlef Transform and Numeral Shape options are available only for Arabic. If LamAlef is enabled and if the Input File is Visual and the Output File is Logical, then the expansion function is applied to all LamAlef characters in the Input File (one lamalef character is expanded to two characters - lam followed by alef).

    If the Input File is Logical and the Output File is Visual, then the compression function is applied to all LamAlef characters in the Input File (two characters lam and alef are compressed to one visual character).

    If LamAlef is disabled, no expansion and compression can be done during the conversion.

Start the conversion

Once you complete the previous steps, click Start Conversion to start the conversion.

Convert more than one file

If you want to convert more than one file, after you type the name of the output file, click Add to list. The input file and output file names appear in the Input File and Output File list, for example, inpfile1.txt outpfile1.txt. The Codepage converter converts all files in the Input File and Output File list when you click Start Conversion.

Make changes to the selected files

  1. Highlight the input file and output file to change the conversion configuration.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Make changes to the input file and output file parameters.
  4. Click Update in List to save your changes.
  5. Click Start Conversion. All the files in the Input File and Output File list will be converted.

Remove a file from the Input File and Output File list

To remove a file from the Input File and Output File list, select the file you want to remove and click Remove.

Exit the Codepage converter

To close the Codepage converter window, click Close.