  ASCII to EBCDIC data conversions? 
 The Question is:
 
I have a COBOL program which converts a file from ASCII format to EBCDIC format
 using LIB$TRA-ASC-EBC BY DESCRIPTOR.
 
We do not have COBOL compiler any more and need to rewrite it in C. How would I
 do it in C?
 
Thanks
 
Edward
 
 The Answer is:
 
  By calling LIB$TRA_ASC_EBC from C rather than COBOL, most likely.
 
  The two arguments -- the source string and the destination string,
  respectively -- are OpenVMS string descriptors.
 
  If you are unfamiliar with string descriptors and C, please see
  the "what is a descriptor" section of the OpenVMS FAQ.
 
  Pointers to EBCDIC-related conversion tools are also included in
  the OpenVMS FAQ.
 
