Re: Trademark symbol in AS400 PF's

["Jim Mergen" <jmergen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Currently, with a 5250 emulator, when I need a special character I usually
cut it from a chart of symbols, and paste it into the field I need it in. An
example of a good list of character sets is:

http://code.cside.com/3rdpage/

I can cut and paste symbols like © and ® , but they system doesnt like the
TM symbol.

I guess that I need to reevaluate the need for this.


Thanks

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Mac" <macwheel99@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "SSA's BPCS ERP System" <bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 1:02 PM
Subject: RE: Trademark symbol in AS400 PF's


> On the old IBM keyboards there was a HEX key ... try holding down ALT HEX
> then press two characters in the hexadecimal set, like AB.  Once upon a
> time I had a reference chart of all the combinations ... I want a
> particular symbol, look up closest in chart, see from chart how to get it.
>
> In PC world, explore the weird fonts that comes standard that very few
> people use.
> There are some with names like Symbols.  You could have software
> modification that translates the weird symbol when some BPCS field has a
> flag that it is wanted.
>
> Depending on printer, there is sometimes support for the slightly raised
or
> lowered characters.
>
> Make sure whoever is asking for this is aware of the inflated cost of
> printers needed to show the info, and check on who all in your company
> needs that to work.
>
> In each of our shipping offices we have THREE PRINTERS.
> One connected to BPCS to do the usual stuff.
> Two specialized to do stuff that needs to go on shipping labels and
> packaging, in which it was cheaper to buy one printer for each specialized
> purpose, than one printer that does it all.
>
> Believe it or not, it is also less hassle for end users when a specific
> printer for a specific task ... not have to be changing forms several
times
> a day.
>
> >It has been a very long time but did you try using an old CRT / Dumb
> >Terminal.   It may allow you on some models to type that symbol in.  Now
> >if it will print on certain printers is another question.    Good
> >Luck,  Kevin W.
> >__
>
> -
> Al Macintyre
>
>
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