How can I read Mainframe file which is in EBCDIC format?

[#1]

Hi, We have huge number of mainframe files, which are in EBCDIC format. these files are created by mainframe systems. These files are now stored in HDFS as EBCDIC files. I have a need to read these files, (copy books available), split them into multiple files based on record type, and store them as ASCII files in HDFS.

[#2]

@karthick baskaran If you are still looking for an adaptor, ping me at arjun.mahajan@bitwiseglobal.com - we hav recently released a hadoop adaptor for mainframe date. Thanks.

[#3]

@Karthik Narayanan, you can use Cobrix to parse the EBCDIC files through Spark and stored them on HDFS using whatever format you want. It is open-source.

DISCLAIMER: I work for ABSA and I am one of the developers behind this library. Our focus has been: 1) ease of use, 2) performance.

[#4]

Hello,

Does COBRIX support Python ? I see only Scala api's..at https://github.com/AbsaOSS/cobrix

Please advice.

Thanks

Sreedhar Y

[#5]

@Binu Mathew Hi Binu, Have you been able to resolve your issue. If yes, could you please share the solution. I'm in the same boat.

[#6]

@Raghavendra Gupta, have you tried Cobrix?