Because NLS involves using full 8-bit character sets for all data,
customers wanting to use the facility need to configure their
peripherals for 8-bit operation. (This is not possible for the
HP 264X terminals.)
Several utilities are available to convert existing data that has been
input with an HP 262X terminal configured for 7-bit operation.
Refer to Table D-1 “Table D-1 Conversion Utilities” for a listing of these utilities.
These utilities need to be run once for each file needing conversion,
and peripherals need to be reconfigured for 8-bit operation.
Table D-1 Table D-1 Conversion Utilities
|
File Type
|
Conversion Utility
|
|---|
|
EDITOR files
|
N7MF8CNV (text option)
|
|
Other MPE files (all text) |
N7MF8CNV (text option)
|
|
MPE files where text data is organized in fields and needs to start in
fixed columns |
N7MF8CNV (text option; data option if language is
FRANCAIS M or ESPANOL M)
|
|
MPE files which include some non-text data (for example, integer or
real)
|
N7MF8CNV (data option)
|
|
IMAGE databases
|
I7DB8CNV
|
|
VPLUS forms files
|
V7FF8CNV
|
|
HP WORD files
|
HP WORD internal files are based on a subset of ROMAN8;
no conversion required
|
|
TDP files
|
Run N7MF8CNV, then change back the command backslashes
that were converted in the chosen language (the command backslash is
required for imbedded TDP commands)
|
