American Standards Association (ASA) text files contain control characters in column one. These control characters can be converted to C control characters. For example, the ASA control character, ' ' , means to skip one line. This character can be converted to the C control characters '/n'. For a complete description of the conversion process see the Using ASA Text Files chapter in the z/OS C/C++ Programming Guide, SC09-4765.
Select "Do not convert the control characters" to have FTP transfer ASA text files without converting the control characters.
Select "Convert the control characters" to have FTP convert the ASA control characters in column 1 to C control character sequences when transferring ASA text files.
This setting is available both when configuring an FTP client and an FTP server. It is applicable to the client when transferring files from the client's system, for example with a PUT. It is applicable to the server when transferring files from the server's system, for example with a GET.