Q234674: Character Mappings Are Incorrect for Four Definitions

Article: Q234674
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0SP1,3.0SP2,3.0SP3,3.0SP4
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 19-JUN-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0, 3.0SP1, 3.0SP2, 3.0SP3, 3.0SP4 
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SYMPTOMS
========

PDF files may have a Character Definitions section that performs an ASCII to
ASCII conversion of a host printer data stream after the original EBCDIC
characters are converted to ASCII characters by the Host Code Page. There is an
error in SNA Server 3.0 for the following four definitions:

   - VERTICAL_LINE_BROKEN is defined as AF. The correct definition is A6.

- ORDINAL_INDICATOR_FEMININE is defined as 8F. The correct definition is AA.

- ORDINAL_INDICATOR_MASCULINE is defined as 90. The correct definition is BA.

- SHARP_S_SMALL is defined as 9A. The correct definition is DF.

CAUSE
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If a PDF file has a character mapping section and it is used with SNA Server
3.0, it may exhibit incorrect behavior. If a PDF file does not have a character
mapping section, no ASCII to ASCII character mapping occurs by default. An
example of incorrect behavior may be explained from a host printer data stream
that contains an EBCDIC BC character. The EBCDIC BC character is converted to an
ASCII AF character by the default host code page. SNA Server 3.0 has both the
OVERLINE and VERTICAL_LINE_BROKEN characters defined as an ASCII AF character in
a PDF file character mapping section. Character mappings for the
VERTICAL_LINE_BROKEN character in a PDF file used with SNA Server 3.0 appear not
to change a print job due to the OVERLINE character also being defined as an
ASCII AF character.

WORKAROUND
==========

As a workaround, a character mapping entry can be made for the OVERLINE
character to produce a mapping for a host printer data stream that contains an
ASCII AF character after the host code page translation. This will only work if
there are no OVERLINES in the host printer data stream that also need
conversion.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0, SP1,
SP2, SP3, and SP4.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following list summarizes the character mapping section definitions for SNA
Server 3.0 and SNA Server 4.0. Definitions are the same for both SNA Server 4.0
and SNA Server 4.0 unless otherwise noted:

  SPACE 0x20
  EXCLAMATION_POINT 0x21
  QUOTATION_MARKS 0x22
  NUMBER_SIGN 0x23
  DOLLAR_SIGN 0x24
  PERCENT_SIGN 0x25
  AMPERSAND 0x26
  APOSTROPHE 0x27
  LEFT_PARENTHESIS 0x28
  RIGHT_PARENTHESIS 0x29
  ASTERISK 0x2A
  PLUS_SIGN 0x2B
  COMMA 0x2C
  HYPHEN 0x2D
  PERIOD 0x2E
  SLASH 0x2F
  ZERO 0x30
  ONE 0x31
  TWO 0x32
  THREE 0x33
  FOUR 0x34
  FIVE 0x35
  SIX 0x36
  SEVEN 0x37
  EIGHT 0x38
  NINE 0x39
  COLON 0x3A
  SEMICOLON 0x3B
  LESS_THAN_SIGN 0x3C
  EQUAL_SIGN 0x3D
  GREATER_THAN_SIGN 0x3E
  QUESTION_MARK 0x3F
  AT_SIGN 0x40
  A_CAPITAL 0x41
  B_CAPITAL 0x42
  C_CAPITAL 0x43
  D_CAPITAL 0x44
  E_CAPITAL 0x45
  F_CAPITAL 0x46
  G_CAPITAL 0x47
  H_CAPITAL 0x48
  I_CAPITAL 0x49
  J_CAPITAL 0x4A
  K_CAPITAL 0x4B
  L_CAPITAL 0x4C
  M_CAPITAL 0x4D
  N_CAPITAL 0x4E
  O_CAPITAL 0x4F
  P_CAPITAL 0x50
  Q_CAPITAL 0x51
  R_CAPITAL 0x52
  S_CAPITAL 0x53
  T_CAPITAL 0x54
  U_CAPITAL 0x55
  V_CAPITAL 0x56
  W_CAPITAL 0x57
  X_CAPITAL 0x58
  Y_CAPITAL 0x59
  Z_CAPITAL 0x5A
  LEFT_BRACKET 0x5B
  BACKSLASH 0x5C
  RIGHT_BRACKET 0x5D
  CIRCUMFLEX_ACCENT 0x5E
  UNDERLINE 0x5F
  GRAVE_ACCENT 0x60
  A_SMALL 0x61
  B_SMALL 0x62
  C_SMALL 0x63
  D_SMALL 0x64
  E_SMALL 0x65
  F_SMALL 0x66
  G_SMALL 0x67
  H_SMALL 0x68
  I_SMALL 0x69
  J_SMALL 0x6A
  K_SMALL 0x6B
  L_SMALL 0x6C
  M_SMALL 0x6D
  N_SMALL 0x6E
  O_SMALL 0x6F
  P_SMALL 0x70
  Q_SMALL 0x71
  R_SMALL 0x72
  S_SMALL 0x73
  T_SMALL 0x74
  U_SMALL 0x75
  V_SMALL 0x76
  W_SMALL 0x77
  X_SMALL 0x78
  Y_SMALL 0x79
  Z_SMALL 0x7A
  LEFT_BRACE 0x7B
  VERTICAL_BAR 0x7C
  RIGHT_BRACE 0x7D
  TILDE_ACCENT 0x7E
  C_CEDILLA_CAPITAL 0xC7
  U_DIAERESIS_SMALL 0xFC
  E_ACUTE_SMALL 0xE9
  A_CIRCUMFLEX_SMALL 0xE2
  A_DIAERESIS_SMALL 0xE4
  A_GRAVE_SMALL 0xE0
  A_OVERCIRCLE_SMALL 0xE5
  C_CEDILLA_SMALL 0xE7
  E_CIRCUMFLEX_SMALL 0xEA
  E_DIAERESIS_SMALL 0xEB
  E_GRAVE_SMALL 0xE8
  I_DIAERESIS_SMALL 0xEF
  I_CIRCUMFLEX_SMALL 0xEE
  I_GRAVE_SMALL 0xEC
  A_DIAERESIS_CAPITAL 0xC4
  A_OVERCIRCLE_CAPITAL 0xC5
  E_ACUTE_CAPITAL 0xC9
  AE_DIPTHONG_SMALL 0xE6
  AE_DIPTHONG_CAPITAL 0xC6
  O_CIRCUMFLEX_SMALL 0xF4
  O_DIAERESIS_SMALL 0xF6
  O_GRAVE_SMALL 0xF2
  U_CIRCUMFLEX_SMALL 0xFB
  U_GRAVE_SMALL 0xF9
  Y_DIAERESIS_SMALL 0xFF
  O_DIAERESIS_CAPITAL 0xD6
  U_DIAERESIS_CAPITAL 0xDC
  O_SLASH_SMALL 0xF8
  POUND_SIGN 0xA3
  SLASH_CAPITAL 0xD8
  MULTIPLY_SIGN 0xD7
  A_ACUTE_SMALL 0xE1
  I_ACUTE_SMALL 0xED
  O_ACUTE_SMALL 0xF3
  U_ACUTE_SMALL 0xFA
  N_TILDE_SMALL 0xF1
  N_TILDE_CAPITAL 0xD1
  ORDINAL_INDICATOR_FEMININE 0x8F (3.0) 0xAA (4.0)
  ORDINAL_INDICATOR_MASCULINE 0x90 (3.0) 0xBA (4.0)
  QUESTION_MARK_INVERTED 0xBF
  REGISTERED_TRADEMARK_SYMBOL 0xAE
  LOGICAL_NOT 0xAC
  ONE_HALF 0xBD
  ONE_QUARTER 0xBC
  EXCLAMATION_POINT_INVERTED 0xA1
  LEFT_ANGLE_QUOTES 0xAB
  RIGHT_ANGLE_QUOTES 0xBB
  A_ACUTE_CAPITAL 0xC1
  A_CIRCUMFLEX_CAPITAL 0xC2
  A_GRAVE_CAPITAL 0xC0
  COPYRIGHT_SYMBOL 0xA9
  CENT_SIGN 0xA2
  YEN_SIGN 0xA5
  A_TILDE_SMALL 0xE3
  A_TILDE_CAPITAL 0xC3
  INTERNATIONAL_CURRENCY_SYMBOL 0xA4
  ETH_ICELANDIC_SMALL 0xF0
  ETH_ICELANDIC_CAPITAL 0xD0
  E_CIRCUMFLEX_CAPITAL 0xCA
  E_DIAERESIS_CAPITAL 0xCB
  E_GRAVE_CAPITAL 0xC8
  I_DOTLESS_SMALL 0x7F
  I_ACUTE_CAPITAL 0xCD
  I_CIRCUMFLEX_CAPITAL 0xCE
  I_DIAERESIS_CAPITAL 0xCF
  VERTICAL_LINE_BROKEN 0xAF(3.0) 0xA6(4.0)
  I_GRAVE_CAPITAL 0xCC
  O_ACUTE_CAPITAL 0xD3
  SHARP_S_SMALL 0x9A (3.0) 0xDF(4.0)
  O_CIRCUMFLEX_CAPITAL 0xD4
  O_GRAVE_CAPITAL 0xD2
  O_TILDE_SMALL 0xF5
  O_TILDE_CAPITAL 0xD5
  MICRO_SYMBOL 0xB5
  THORN_ICELANDIC_SMALL 0xFE
  THORN_ICELANDIC_CAPITAL 0xDE
  U_ACUTE_CAPITAL 0xDA
  U_CIRCUMFLEX_CAPITAL 0xDB
  U_GRAVE_CAPITAL 0xD9
  Y_ACUTE_SMALL 0xFD
  Y_ACUTE_CAPITAL 0xDD
  OVERLINE 0xAF
  ACUTE_ACCENT 0xB4
  SYLLABLE_HYPHEN 0xAD
  PLUS_OR_MINUS_SIGN 0xB1
  THREE_QUARTERS 0xBE
  PARAGRAPH_SYMBOL 0xB6
  SECTION_SYMBOL 0xA7
  DIVIDE_SIGN 0xF7
  CEDILLA 0xB8
  DEGREE_SYMBOL 0xB0
  DIAERESIS 0xA8
  MIDDLE_DOT_ACCENT 0xB7
  ONE_SUPERSCRIPT 0xB9
  TWO_SUPERSCRIPT 0xB2
  THREE_SUPERSCRIPT 0xB3
  REQUIRED_SPACE 0x00

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

  Q164962 Added Support for the Character Mapping Section of the PDF File

Additional query words: snaprintservice

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0SP1,3.0SP2,3.0SP3,3.0SP4
Issue type        : kbinfo

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