HP StorageWorks P9000 Data Exchange Code Converter User Guide (T1620-96017, September 2010)

2 Code Converter Functions
This chapter describes Code Converter's available functions, their concept of operations, and when
they are used by an operator.
• Alphanumeric Character Conversion Function, page 20
• Double-byte Character Conversion Function, page 21
• Non-conversion Function (Simple Transmission), page 22
• Output Suppression Function, page 22
• Numeric Conversion Function, page 23
• Code Conversion Functions, page 24
The following table shows the Code Converter function specifications.
Table 1 Code Converter Functions
RemarksSpecificationFunction
None
Code conversion is performed only
on single-byte field data characters.
Mainframe –> EBCDIC
Open system –> ASCII
NOTE:
Single-byte character codes are
changed.
Alphanumeric character conversion
function
None
Code conversion is performed on
field data characters that are only
double-byte characters, or that are
double-byte characters and
single-byte characters, intermingled.
Mainframe –> IBM Traditional
Chinese
Open system –> Big5
NOTE:
Double-byte character codes are
changed.
Double-byte character conversion
function
Input data is not limited to
characters.
The data in the input field is not
changed and is output.
Non-conversion function (= simple
transmission)
The output field is shortened by
the length of the non-conversion
field that is not output.
The data in the input field is not
output.
Output suppression function
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