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2.7 Code Conversion Table

For converting between ASCII and EBCDIC (both when a job is submitted and when the output is routed to a printer or punch), RJE uses a code conversion table stored in the file /etc/opt/sna/rjecctab. If you need to change the mapping between ASCII and EBCDIC characters-for example, to use a different host code page-you can do this by modifying the table in this file. This file is used by all RJE workstations running on this computer; you should check that the table is suitable for all hosts accessed by these workstations.

The code conversion table file has the same format as the Table G file used by the Common Service Verb CONVERT (refer to the SNAP-IX CSV Programmer's Guide for more information). It is an ASCII file 32 lines long. Each line consists of 32 hexadecimal digits, representing 16 characters. The first 16 lines (256 characters) specify the EBCDIC characters to which ASCII characters are converted when submitting a job to the workstation; the remaining 16 lines specify the ASCII characters to which EBCDIC characters are converted when receiving host output. The hexadecimal digits A-F can be either uppercase or lowercase.

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