Inserting shift-control double-byte characters

 

The system inserts shift-control characters into DBCS-only fields automatically. To insert shift-control characters into open fields or either fields, follow these steps:

1. Position the cursor in the field in which you want to insert double-byte data.

2. Press the Insert Shift Control Character key (according to your DBCS display station user's guide).

The system inserts a pair of shift-control characters at the same time, as follows (where 0_E represents the shift-out character and 0_F represents the shift-in character):

0E0F

The system leaves the cursor under the shift-in character and puts the keyboard in insert mode. Insert double-byte characters between the shift-control characters. To insert double-byte characters, start keying in double-byte characters at the cursor position. For example, enter the double-byte character string D1D2D3, as follows (where 0_E represents the shift-out character, 0_F represents the shift-in character, and D1, D2, and D3 represent three double-byte characters):

0_ED1D2D30_F

To find out if a field already has the shift-control characters, press the Display Shift Control Character key.

DBCS-graphic fields store double-byte characters without requiring the use of shift control characters. Shift control characters should not be inserted in graphic fields.

 

Parent topic:

DBCS display support