# Can Clover read EBCDIC data?

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/can-clover-read-ebcdic-data/811>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [February 2, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/can-clover-read-ebcdic-data/811 "2011-02-02T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![avackova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@avackova](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/avackova)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/can-clover-read-ebcdic-data/811/1 "2011-02-02T00:00:00Z")

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DataReader should be able to read EBCDIC data, when _charset_ attribute is set to IBM1047 or IBM500. Java supported encodings are available in [Supported Encodings](http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/intl/encoding.doc.html) page.