How to create an INDIRECT (.IND) file for Domino on IBM i

Domino for IBM i reads EBCDIC files, so the file must be created in EBCDIC format.

To create a shell of a file, issue the command LOAD CONVERT -l outfile.txt

This will create a file with all databases listed (without the .nsf extension)

The control field will be correct *CRLF

The CCSID of the file will be 37 (if running US English)

The data will be Ebcdic

This file can be edited using EDTF i5/OS command

You can use this as is if ".nsf" is added to each file listed in the file.

Or you can FTP data to this file from you PC.

When opening the FTP session specify BINARY format.