Using Translation Tables
MS92, ODBC/32 and NFT
Translation tables
provide a means to substitute characters during ASCII file transfers. They
are used in MS92, ODBC/32 and NFT.
These tables are
available from Minisoft, Inc. Contact Minisoft to receive the table(s) you
need. You may also create you own tables.
If you need non-U.S.
English fonts and you plan to use Windows True Type fonts, you will need
to use font conversion tables.
MS92 uses Character
Set Translation Tables to convert between different character sets on PCs
and host computers.
The tables reside in
the same directory as MS92, where MS92 looks for them during startup.
Some of the tables
may also be loaded dynamically, without having to stop and restart MS92.
You do this by running a script file that includes the TABLOAD command.
The following table
shows the table types available and the equivalent TABLOAD values:
| Function |
Translation
Table |
TABLOAD
Value |
| PC keyboard to host computer |
HP_CHARS.TBL |
1 |
| Host computer to PC monitor |
PC_CHARS.TBL |
2 |
| ASCII file transfer from PC to host |
XLAT1.TBL |
3 |
| ASCII file transfer from host to PC |
XLAT2.TBL |
4 |
| Host to PC function keys |
FK_CHARS.TBL |
5 |
| Host to PC local printer |
PT_CHARS.TBL |
6 |
| Copy to clipboard |
CUTCHARS.TBL |
7 |
| Paste from clipboard |
PASTE_CH.TBL |
8 |
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The connection parameters "2DriverTable" and
"2HostTable" are provided to hold the names of translation table files.
Provide the value for a file name as used on the system that runs the
client driver library.
Enter the name of
existing .tbl translation tables in the DSN configuration dialog box.
These files are the
same as those used with the other communication products.
NFT (both MPE and FTP) use a MDMFT32.INI (or MDMFTP32.INI) file to set translation table values. For
example, to have extended characters convert correctly between Windows
ANSI and HP-ROMAN9 when using NFT, add the following lines to the file
C:\WINNT\MDMFT32.INI:
[Translation]
UploadTable=C:\MINISOFT\WS92\ANSIROM9.TBL
DownloadTable=C:\MINISOFT\WS92\ROM9ANSI.TBL
Note: Use the appropriate Table.
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The size of these
tables is always 256 bytes. The characters in this file are substituted
for the equivalent (indexed) character requested. If the file contains the
binary values zero through 255, no change would take place.
Example:
If the 33rd character (Decimal value 32, Hex 20) is replaced with the 66th
character (Decimal value 65, Hex 41), all blank spaces will be replaced
with the letter A.
Download the Sample Tables
Questions about this
item should be sent to support@minisoft.com.
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