Re: RPG reads characters that are invisible to the user.

David,

This has heppend to me, the reason I found out the problem lies in the
auto correct functionality on MS Word. For example in word if you type
... (3 periods) it changes it to a single hex value from 3 separate ones.
When this is pasted into a DSPF it only see the single hex value thus
causing the problem... This example happened to me at my place of
employment. I hope this helps in your search.

Jeff Davis





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Hi all,

One last try to understand what's going on here.

Users are copying and pasting from MSword to a DSPF on a greenscreen. They
are writing undisplayable characters to a PF in this way. Why does the
DSPF show nothing, but passes the undesirable characters to the RPG
program?

Hang on have I answered my own question? The DSPF doesn't show the
undisplayable characters because.... they're undisplayable?

David FOXWELL
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