Frank could you briefly expound on what the convert keyword is doing for you?
Ken Klein Sr. Systems Programmer Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance - Louisville [email protected] 502-495-5000 x7011 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: code page help Frank Swarbrick wrote: >>>> On 7/15/2009 at 1:18 PM, in message >>>> <[email protected]>, > Steve Comstock <[email protected]> wrote: >> Frank Swarbrick wrote: >> >> You can change the codepage of your terminal emulator. >> >> Also, I always issue omvs this way: >> >> ==> omvs convert((bpxfx437)) esc('^') lines(3000) >> >> The convert gives me a useful codepage conversion (note the double >> set of parentheses), the esc gives me a useful escape character, and >> the lines gives me a larger terminal buffer so I can hold more >> history. > > This doesn't seem to do anything for me with regard to the codepage. If my terminal is CP 037 I still see the nonsense characters instead of the left and right brackets. Am I missing something? > > Frank Hmmm. I use Vista3270 and it says my PC codepage is set at 437 and the screen codepage is US C-Programming; finally my terminal type (ISPF option 0) is set at 28 (3278L1). After that, I'm mystified. Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques ==> Ask about being added to our opt-in list: <== ==> * Early announcement of new courses <== ==> * Early announcement of new techincal papers <== ==> * Early announcement of new promotions <== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
