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Conversion Utilities
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 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. Conversion Utilities
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| File Type | Conversion Utility |
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| EDITOR files | N7MF8CNV (text option) |
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| Other MPE files (all text) | N7MF8CNV (text option) |
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| MPE files where text data is organized in | N7MF8CNV (text option; data option if |
| fields and needs to start in fixed columns | language is FRANCAIS M or ESPANOL M) |
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| MPE files which include some non-text data | N7MF8CNV (data option) |
| (for example, integer or real) | |
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| IMAGE databases | I7DB8CNV |
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| VPLUS forms files | V7FF8CNV |
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| HP WORD files | HP WORD internal files are based on a |
| | subset of ROMAN8; no conversion required |
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| 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) |
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