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Edit translation tables
This feature allows you to manually modify entries in the
ASCII-to-EBCDIC and EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation tables. It is
described later in this section.
Choose Language for Translation Tables
This feature allows you to select the ASCII-to-EBCDIC and
EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation tables for use with native language
character sets.
IBM has defined various code pages which are variations of either ASCII
or EBCDIC and contain extra symbols for particular languages or
nationalities. The extra symbols are different for each language, so a
different code page is used for each language.
Follow the steps below to install the correct code page on your PC and to
select the corresponding character set in the Barr software.
1. Determine which ASCII code page to use on your PC. Barr software
supports code pages 437 (US) and 850 (multilingual). Code page
850 contains the symbols from all other non-US ASCII code pages
and was designed to replace the other non-US code pages. Code
page 437 is the default for most PCs.
2. Install the selected ASCII code page on your PC using DOS
version 3.3 or later. Consult the chapter in your DOS manual that
discusses Code Page Switching. For the U.S. English character set,
use ASCII code pages 437 (US) or 850 (multilingual). At this time
you may also want to install support for a non-U.S. keyboard.
Keyboard installation instructions are described in your DOS manual.
3. In the Barr software indicate which EBCDIC code page you are using.
From the Edit ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables menu,
select Choose Language for translation tables. The following
screen displays:
9.1 Edit ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables
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