RE: DBCS

Bryan,
 
It would allow you to key in the extended character set for the chosen double 
byte language into MAPICS. You could continue to use English or shift into or 
out of the chinese, japanese characters. The downside is backlevel support 
since all tapes have to be duplicated in DBCS version. I am not sure they have 
downloads available for every fix in DBCS either. There could also be some DBCS 
only bugs since every shift in character needs to have a shift out character 
appended at the end of the field, CAS code handles that but if it is missing 
strange things can happen. Unless you have an overwhelming need I would 
continue to use the single byte version.
 
Good luck with your decision.
 
Konrad

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Burns, Bryan [mailto:burnsbm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
        Sent: Wed 8/6/2003 3:58 PM 
        To: 'MAPICS ERP System Discussion' 
        Cc: 
        Subject: RE: DBCS
        
        

        Thank you Konrad.
        Can you tell me what we would gain by going to MAPICS DBCS on our next
        upgrade, if we chose to? I do not know what you mean by "character 
fields
        set to open".
        We are XAR5.5.
        
          
        -----Original Message-----
        From: Konrad Underkofler [mailto:kdunderk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
        Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:32 PM
        To: MAPICS ERP System Discussion
        Subject: RE: DBCS
        
        
        Bryan,
        
        You are correct. The DBCS version of MAPICS pretty much the same except 
the
        character fields are set to be open. I am not sure how they would handle
        both versions on the same system. I would hope there would be only one
        license charge since the user count would be the same.
        
        Regards
        
        Konrad
        
               
               
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