<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="copyright" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2005" /> <meta name="DC.rights.owner" content="(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 2005" /> <meta name="security" content="public" /> <meta name="Robots" content="index,follow" /> <meta http-equiv="PICS-Label" content='(PICS-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true r (cz 1 lz 1 nz 1 oz 1 vz 1) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0) "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" l gen true r (SS~~000 1))' /> <meta name="DC.Type" content="reference" /> <meta name="DC.Title" content="Insert shift-control double-byte characters" /> <meta name="abstract" content="The server inserts shift-control characters into DBCS-only fields automatically." /> <meta name="description" content="The server inserts shift-control characters into DBCS-only fields automatically." /> <meta name="DC.subject" content="shift-control character, inserting, string of double-byte characters, how to identify, double-byte character, identifying a string of" /> <meta name="keywords" content="shift-control character, inserting, string of double-byte characters, how to identify, double-byte character, identifying a string of" /> <meta name="DC.Relation" scheme="URI" content="rbal3displaysupport.htm" /> <meta name="DC.Format" content="XHTML" /> <meta name="DC.Identifier" content="rbal3inshcr" /> <meta name="DC.Language" content="en-us" /> <!-- All rights reserved. Licensed Materials Property of IBM --> <!-- US Government Users Restricted Rights --> <!-- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by --> <!-- GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. --> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ibmdita.css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="./ic.css" /> <title>Insert shift-control double-byte characters</title> </head> <body id="rbal3inshcr"><a name="rbal3inshcr"><!-- --></a> <!-- Java sync-link --><script language="Javascript" src="../rzahg/synch.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <h1 class="topictitle1">Insert shift-control double-byte characters</h1> <div><p>The server inserts shift-control characters into DBCS-only fields automatically.</p> <div class="section"><div class="p">To insert shift-control characters into open fields or either fields, follow these steps: <ol><li>Position the cursor in the field in which you want to insert double-byte data.</li> <li>Press the Insert Shift Control Character key (according to your DBCS display station user's guide).</li> </ol> </div> The server inserts a pair of shift-control characters at the same time, as follows (where 0<sub>E</sub> represents the shift-out character and 0<sub>F</sub> represents the shift-in character):<pre>0<sub>E</sub>0<sub>F</sub></pre> <p>The server leaves the cursor under the shift-in character and puts the keyboard in insert mode. Insert double-byte characters between the shift-control characters. To insert double-byte characters, start keying in double-byte characters at the cursor position. For example, enter the double-byte character string D1D2D3, as follows (where 0<sub>E</sub> represents the shift-out character, 0<sub>F</sub> represents the shift-in character, and D1, D2, and D3 represent three double-byte characters):</p> <p><samp class="codeph">0<sub>E</sub>D1D2D30<sub>F</sub></samp></p> <p>To find out if a field already has the shift-control characters, press the Display Shift Control Character key.</p> <p>DBCS-graphic fields store double-byte characters without requiring the use of shift control characters. Shift control characters should not be inserted in graphic fields.</p> </div> </div> <div> <div class="familylinks"> <div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbal3displaysupport.htm" title="This section provides information about displaying double-byte characters.">DBCS display support</a></div> </div> </div> </body> </html>