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Edit sqlrpgle file over ftp with vim

I'm having an issue with vim while I'm trying to remotely edit a sqlrpgle file in AS/400. I'm using the next command to open the file in vim:

:e ftp://myusername@mydomain/mylibrary/mymember.myfile

The file opens up but is filled with @ characters instead of source code. Am I calling it the wrong way?

I tried writing the command this way but it failed:

:e ftp://myusername@mydomain/mylibrary/mymember.myfile.sqlrpgle
Solution

  • The "@" characters (0x40) are EBCDIC spaces.

    Enable ASCII transfer mode with the following netrw option:

    :let g:netrw_ftpmode="ascii"

    Edit files using the following format:

    :e ftp://user@host/library/file.member