Re: Trademark symbol in AS400 PF's -- BPCS-L

The EBCDIC code page 037 (US English) doesn't contain this symbol, so it
can't be stored on the iSeries side. That is why it doesn't matter what you
type on the PC. The code page documentation for code pages besides 37 are
found on the IBM web site under 'globalization' (if you search). BPCS is
shipped by default in code page 37.

Thanks,

Genyphyr Novak
SSA GT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Mergen" <jmergen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "SSA's BPCS ERP System" <bpcs-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: Trademark symbol in AS400 PF's


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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