DBCS font tables

 

DBCS font tables contain the images of the double-byte extended characters used on the system. The system uses these images to display and print extended characters. The following DBCS font tables are objects that you can save or restore. These font tables are distributed with the DBCS national language versions of the OS/400^® licensed program:

QIGC2424

A Japanese DBCS font table used to display and print extended characters in a 24-by-24 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with Japanese display stations, printers attached to display stations, 5227 Model 1 Printer, and the 5327 Model 1 Printer.

QIGC2424C

A Traditional Chinese DBCS font table used to print extended characters in a 24-by-24 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5227 Model 3 Printer and the 5327 Model 3 Printer.

QIGC2424K

A Korean DBCS font table used to print extended characters in a 24-by-24 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5227 Model 2 Printer and the 5327 Model 2 Printer.

QIGC2424S

A Simplified Chinese DBCS font table used to print extended characters in a 24-by-24 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5227 Model 5 Printer.

QIGC3232

A Japanese DBCS font table used to print characters in a 32-by-32 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5583 Printer and the 5337 Model 1 Printer.

QIGC3232S

A Simplified Chinese DBCS font table used to print characters in a 32-by-32 dot matrix image. The system uses the table with the 5337 Model R05 Printer.

All DBCS font tables have an object type of *IGCTBL. You can find instructions for adding user-defined characters to DBCS font tables in the ADTS/400: Character Generator Utility book.

• Commands for DBCS font tables
  You can use the commands listed in this topic to manage and use DBCS font tables.

• Finding out if a DBCS font table exists
  You can use the Check DBCS Font Table (CHKIGCTBL) command to find out if a DBCS font table exists on your system.

• Copying a DBCS font table onto tape or diskette
  You can use the Copy DBCS Font Table (CPYIGCTBL) command to copy a DBCS font table onto tape or diskette.

• Copying a DBCS font table from tape or diskette
  You can use the Copy DBCS Font Table (CPYIGCTBL) command to copy a DBCS font table from a tape or a diskette onto the system.

• Deleting a DBCS font table
  You can use the Delete DBCS Font Table (DLTIGCTBL) command to delete a DBCS font table from the system.

• Starting the character generator utility for DBCS font tables
  You can use the STRCGU command to start the character generator utility.

• Copying user-defined double-byte characters
  You can use the STRFMA command to copy user-defined double-byte characters between an i5/OS^® DBCS font table and a user font file at a Personal System/55, a 5295 Display Station, or an InfoWindow^® 3477 Display Station.

 

Parent topic:

Double-byte character set support