Extra! User Guide > Administrative Tools > Host Code Page Editor > Changing Host Code Page Properties

Changing Host Code Page Properties

From the Properties dialog box you can change the following properties for a code page:

  • Country Code

  • Windows Code Page

  • Windows Character Set

This information is used internally to determine host values.

IMPORTANT:Before making any changes to this information, verify that the information in the IBM Character Data Representation Library is correct.

The Properties Dialog Box

Following are descriptions of the Properties dialog box settings:

This Setting

Description

Host Code Page

The host code points (from a defined encoding structure) for each graphic character in a set.

Code Page Type

Either EBCDIC (host) or ASCII/ANSI (PC).

Host Character Set

A defined set of characters for the host -- a collection of elements used to represent textual information.

Keyboard ID

The keyboard identification code.

Country Code

The code assigned to the code page for the selected country.

Windows Code Page

The specification of Windows code points for each graphic character in a set.

Windows Character Set

A defined set of characters for Windows -- a collection of elements used to represent textual information.

To change the properties of a host code page

  1. From the View menu, choose Properties. The Properties dialog box appears.

  2. Change the values for the Country Code, Windows Code Page and Windows Character Set fields as necessary.