https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Convert-EBCDIC-format-to-SAS-dataset-or-ASCII-file/m-p/4265#M1756 instead of informat $. or $char., use $ebcdic.<BR /> <BR /> See also the set of informats with names beginning S370Fxxxxx<BR /> <BR /> Good Luck<BR /> <BR /> PeterC Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:37:42 GMT deleted_user 2007-08-21T07:37:42Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Convert-EBCDIC-format-to-SAS-dataset-or-ASCII-file/m-p/4264#M1755 Hi all,<BR /> I have a EBCDIC format file. I want to convert it to SAS or ASCII file. I dont know how to do it. Please Help.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks a lot,<BR /> <BR /> Amit Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:53:13 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Convert-EBCDIC-format-to-SAS-dataset-or-ASCII-file/m-p/4264#M1755 AmitKB 2007-08-21T04:53:13Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Convert-EBCDIC-format-to-SAS-dataset-or-ASCII-file/m-p/4265#M1756 instead of informat $. or $char., use $ebcdic.<BR /> <BR /> See also the set of informats with names beginning S370Fxxxxx<BR /> <BR /> Good Luck<BR /> <BR /> PeterC Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:37:42 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/ODS-and-Base-Reporting/Convert-EBCDIC-format-to-SAS-dataset-or-ASCII-file/m-p/4265#M1756 deleted_user 2007-08-21T07:37:42Z