Creating ASCII-EBCDIC Tables
Most ClearPath NX, ClearPath LX, and A Series hosts communicate using EBCDIC characters, while most PCs communicate using ASCII characters. To ensure that the host and clients can communicate, Synapta Services Builder for Screens includes a file, Asctoebc.aet, that contains internal default values to convert specific characters from one format to the other. These defaults are based on the U.S. English ASCII character set. If your computer uses a different character set, you might need to create and use a different ASCII-EBCDIC table.
| To create a new ASCII-EBCDIC translation table |
- In a text editor such as Notepad, open the existing ASCII-EBCDIC table file (filename.aet).
This file is located in the Attachmate\EAI\ScreenConnectors\UnisysConfig\exlat directory.
- Make changes as required to each section of the file:
To change a value
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Type the appropriate value in the
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| The client sends to the host |
[AsciiToEbcdic] section. |
| The host sends to the client |
[EbcdicToAscii] section. |
- Using a .aet filename extension, save the file in the Attachmate\EAI\ScreenConnectors\UnisysConfig\exlat directory.
To prevent overwriting your changes when you upgrade, you should always save modified tables with a new name.
- If the Runtime Service is installed on a different computer than the Task Builder, copy the new file to the same directory on the Runtime Service computer.
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