RE: Non displayable characters in a PF

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Envoyé : jeudi 26 mars 2009 13:17
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Objet : RE: Non displayable characters in a PF

Word (and other programs) can contain formatting information
in addition to the actual text: bold, font change, font size
change, etc.

I've found it easiest to copy the text from Word into Notepad
or UltraEdit (I use this), then copy that resulting text into
5250. UE and Notepad only recognize the textual data, and
ignore formatting characteristics.

HTH,
Loyd

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David FOXWELL
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 5:12 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Non displayable characters in a PF

Hi,

Hope this isn't too vague a question :

Users are copying and pasting into a green screen application
from MS Word and the results are saved in a PF. The user
entry program does not display these characters and so the
user doesn't realise. DSPPFM shows the characters in inverse
video. It's not possible to modify afterwards with DFU.

What is missing to prevent the pasting of these unwanted characters?
Why doesn't the data entry screen show them but DSPPFM does?

Thanks.

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