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The Select Base Host Code Page Dialog Box

The Select Base Host Code Page dialog box appears when you select Open from the File menu of the Host Code Page Editor. From this dialog box, you can select a code page to edit.

To create a new code page

  1. From the File menu, choose New.

    The Select Base Host Code Page dialog box appears.

  2. Select the host code page that you want to use as the basis for the custom code page and choose OK.

    The selected code page appears.

  3. To change from Text mode, from the View menu, choose Hex. The translation table includes rows and columns: rows are labeled with a character followed by a hyphen, and columns are labeled with a hyphen followed by a character. Read the row first (down), then the column (across).

    To

    Do this

    Select the text to change

    Double-click the character in the table that you want to change.

    Move the selection

    Use the cursor keys to place the selection in the desired location, then press ENTER.

    Move a character from one field to another

    Use the copy and paste features.

    NOTE:To the right of the table, a display window shows the Host Value, PC Value and PC Character for the selected field as well as the PC Code Page Reference used for translations.

  4. From the File menu choose, Save As.

    The Save Custom Code Page dialog box appears.

  5. Type a name for the new custom code page, then choose OK.

To edit a custom code page

  1. From the File menu, choose Open.

    The Select Base Host Code Page dialog box appears.

  2. Select the custom code page to edit and choose OK. The selected code page appears.

  3. To change from Text mode, from the View menu, choose Hex. The translation table includes rows and columns: rows are labeled with a character followed by a hyphen, and columns are labeled with a hyphen followed by a character. Read the row first (down), then the column (across).

  4. Make the desired changes to the host code pages:

    To

    Do this

    Select the text to change

    Double-click the character in the table that you want to change.

    Move the selection

    Use the cursor keys to place the selection in the desired location, then press ENTER.

    Move a character from one field to another

    Use the copy and paste features.

    NOTE:To the right of the table, a display window shows the Host Value, PC Value and PC Character for the selected field as well as the PC Code Page Reference used for translations.

  5. When you have finished making your changes, choose Save from the File menu.