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I look forward to a solution to this problem too. It must be easier to "fix" the program than train all the users!
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Sean Porterfield

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David FOXWELL
Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 08:30
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: Non displayable characters in a PF

Thanks,

Sorry if I wasn't clear : we don't want user pasting this kind of thing but presumably we can't prevent it unless it can be detected. We have only discovered the characters when the contents of the PF were written out to XML files. This caused an error in the application treating the XML.

-----Message d'origine-----
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lgoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Envoyé : jeudi 26 mars 2009 13:17 À :
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx 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

-----Original Message-----
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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