Re: DBCS - traditional Chinese xlating a file

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 01/10/2004, at 8:33 AM, Jerome Draper wrote:

> We understand that the system must be DBCS capable and that both 
> languages
> must be on the system, one primary and one secondary

Yes to DBCS capable. No to both languages. You only need the languages 
installed if you want to see system panels and help text in that 
language. DBCS capability is all you need to display the Chinese 
ideographs contained within your database file. Note that all 530 
systems are DBCS capable (about bloody time too!). See the Software 
Installation Guide for instructions on how to convert an SBCS system to 
DBCS (no longer needs a scratch install) .

> Once these prereq's exist any manner of methods exist for translation 
> once
> this is done, CPYF, JAVA, Etc.

You obviously have a different interpretation of "translation" if you 
think CPYF will translate from Chinese to English. The only thing it 
will do is ensure that an E in CCSID 937 (Traditional Chinese) stays as 
an E in CCSID 37 (US English) if you are copying from 937 to 37. You 
will not be able to copy DBCS ideographs from 937 to 37 because 37 
cannot support them (it is an SBCS CCSID).

Translate usually means changing the language while maintaining the 
meaning such as:
	Good Morning
	Guten Morgen
	Buonas D~{(*~}az
	Bonjour
	Buona Mattina
	~{$*$O$h$4$6$$$^$9~}

That requires a human translator or a very good lexical translation 
program.
	
Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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