NLTRANSLATE

Syntax

               I16V       CA        CA         I16V
  NLTRANSLATE (transcode, inbuffer, outbuffer, bufferlength,
               I16V     U16A   CA
               langnum, error, transtable);

Parameters

transcode

16-bit signed integer by value (required)

Passes the translation direction:

Value	Meaning
1	EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation
2	ASCII-to-EBCDIC translation

inbuffer

character array (required)

Passes the string to be translated.

outbuffer

character array (required)

Contains the translated string. The parameters inbuffer and outbuffer can specify the same array.

bufferlength

16-bit signed integer by value (required)

Passes the number of bytes of inbuffer to be translated.

error

16-bit unsigned integer array (required)

Returns two elements: the first element is the error number; the second element is reserved and always returns 0. The possible error number values are:

Value	Meaning
0	Successful
1	*NLS not installed
2	*Specified language not configured
3	Invalid transcode specified
4	Invalid length parameter
5	*NLS internal error
6	*NLS internal error

* Does not apply to calls with a langnum equal to 0 (NATIVE3000/XL).

transtable

character array (optional)

Passes a translation table in a 256 byte array. Each byte contains the translation of the byte whose value is its index. This parameter corresponds to itemnums 13 and 14 of the NLINFO intrinsic. If present, the langnum parameter is ignored, and this routine is more efficient.

Operation Notes

1. If transtable is present, a translation is made using transtable.

2. If langnum equals NATIVE3000/XL, a standard ASCII-to-EBCDIC or EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation is made.

3. The ASCII-to-EBCDIC or EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation table for the language specified is used.

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