Maintenance of NLS conversion tables

If you specify the –T option on the initial page, you can maintain the input and output conversion tables. Five columns are displayed, as illustrated in this example:

Input	int	s	#	Output
A`	192	À	0	\192
A'	193	Á	1	\193
A\^	194	Â	0	\194

The left column, input, is only required to create input conversion tables that are no longer required with Enterprise Server, but maintained for backward compatibility.

The second column, int, displays the values of the characters in the ISO character set.

The third column, s, shows the characters as they are represented after output conversion.

The fourth column, #, contains the character set number. Character sets are defined at the terminal or printer. The possible values are 0-9, and the default is 0.

The last column, output, contains the output sequence of the characters. You can type the output sequence in decimal, hexadecimal, or octal code.

The bottom of the screen shows the display mode in which the values of the characters are displayed. The last line indicates the marked character. The numeric representations and description are also included.

Feasible options to maintain conversion tables include:

• –D/H/O:

  Set decimal/hexadecimal/octal display mode

• –N:

  Toggle numeric/alpha mode compose sequence

• –Down Arrow:

  Next line

• –Up Arrow:

  Previous line

• –Ctrl+N:

  Next page

• –Ctrl+P:

  Previous page

• –K:

  Single key

• –C:

  Enter compose sequence

• –S:

  Enter output sequence

• –W:

  Write nls_in and nls_out file

• –+/-:

  Increment/decrement character set number

With the options –D, –H, and –O, you can change the display mode of the character values into decimal, hexadecimal, or octal.

The –N option converts alphanumeric characters from the input and output table to their numeric values, and vice versa.

To move the bar to the following or previous line, use the key down arrow or up arrow.

If you press Ctrl+N or Ctrl+P, you can move the bar 15 lines forward or backward.

To enter the input sequence of a single key, press –K. The editor asks you to press the required key. That character is included directly in the table. You do not have to press Enter after you specify the character.

After you press –C, you can enter the compose sequence. You can specify up to 35 characters.

To type the output sequence, enter –S. You can specify up to 35 characters.

After any modification, to store the input and output tables, you can enter –W.