Funky character translation

[bvining@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

Mark,

In CCSID 37 the currency pound sign is x'B1' and in CCSID 280 the
numeric pound sign is x'B1'.  If in doing the copy the code point is
not changing (the 280 x'B1' should become a 37 x'7B') then I have to
assume your copy is not CCSID sensitive.

If using CPYF make sure you have FMTOPT(*MAP) specified.  Graphic character
integrity should then be maintained.

Bruce Vining

>
>OK, this ones got us stumped so I'll see if any of the experts here can help
>
>File1  has CCSID 37 and Language ID of ENU                    V3R2
>  There are fields (BTW these are source physical files) that have the
>British pound sign (you know the funky "L" looking character.
>
>File 2 has ccsid 280 and Language ID of ITA           V3R1
>  There are fields (again a src file) that have the # symbol (instead of the
>British pound)
>
>I need to copy a member from File2 to File1
>
>When I do the # gets changed to the British pound (ARRRGHHH!!!) which I
>don't want to happen
>If I manually key the # over the british pound, it takes.
>
>I then created a new file on my system CCSID 37 and Language ID of ENU V4R1
>When I copy a member from File1 to this new file it stays as the British #.
>
>Any ideas, thoughts????
>
>(Don't even ask why, it's a long convoluted story (Y2K related)....
>
>Mark Allen
>

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