I had not heard of the TRTO and had to resort to rtfm. My head is spinning. Why would anyone ever want to use a 64 K(i?)B translate table that has to be on a page boundary (in some cases) unless one is compressing data or converting Kanji and its first cousins to SBCS? What could it ever gain one? What am I missing?
IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 11/29/2006 09:22:33 AM: <SNIP> I also mentioned that the same simple technique could be used mutatis > mutandis for two-character values. As an example of such an application, > consider the standard set of two-character Canadian Provincial and > Territorial abbreviations: > Alberta AB > British Columbia BC > Manitoba MB > New Brunswick NB > Newfoundland and Labrador NL > Northwest Territories NT > Nova Scotia NS > Nunavut NU > Ontario ON > Prince Edward Island PE > Quebec QC > Saskatchewan SK > Yukon YT > For it replacing a TR instruction by a TRTO yields a recognizer, and the > same thing is possible with the 56 U.S. Postal Service 'state' codes (which > include 'DC', 'GU', 'PR', etc.), new-style two-character internet domain > names, ISO standard two-character country abbreviations, etc., etc. ----------------------------------------- The information contained in this communication (including any attachments hereto) is confidential and is intended solely for the personal and confidential use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. The information may also constitute a legally privileged confidential communication. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or unauthorized use of this information, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Thank you ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
