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Q264635: Code Page 932 Translation of Roman Numerals Is Not as Expected

Article: Q264635
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0 (all SP),3.0 Japanese,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): sna4
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 3.0 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 3.0 SP3, 3.0 SP4, 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The default Snadbc.tbl file in SNA Server translates the range 0x8754-0x875D
into 0xFE, which prints as a period.

CAUSE
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The code page 932 has two ranges for Roman numerals, 0x8754-0x875D and
0xFA4A-0xFA53. The conversion table for both the TrnsDT API and SNA National
Language Support (SNANLS) uses the range 0xFA4A-0xFA53. (TrnsDT and SNANLS are
the character conversion APIs.)

RESOLUTION
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The Japanese version of SNA Server includes four alternate conversion tables,
Snadbc.m78, M83, I90, and M90. The Snadbc.m83 table maps Roman numerals to the
0x8754-0x875D range, which allows the expected translation.

MORE INFORMATION
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For additional information regarding DBCS conversion, click the article number
below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q214649 How To Program EBCDIC - ASCII Conversion Using The NLS API

Additional information on DBCS conversion can also be found in the SNA Server
SDK.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : sna4 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch kbSNAServ400 kbSNAServ300SP3 kbSNAServ300SP1 kbSNAServ300SP2 kbSNAServ300SP4
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0 (all SP),3.0 Japanese,4.0

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