Convert one alphanumeric entry to a double-byte entry

This example shows how to convert one entry and enter it into a field.

  1. Position the cursor in the field in which you want to enter double-byte data (see Figure 1).
  2. Insert shift-control characters into the field. See Insert shift-control double-byte characters for instructions on inserting shift-control characters.
  3. Press the function key used to start DBCS conversion. For the display just shown, the function key is F18. The server displays a prompt line as shown in Figure 2.

    Because the cursor was placed under a shift-in character when conversion was started, conversion automatically is set to I (inserting the converted word).

  4. Enter an alphanumeric entry to be converted in the second field.

    Leave the third field blank. See the example screen in Figure 3.

  5. Press the Enter key. The server displays related DBCS words.
  6. Position the cursor under the DBCS word that you want to enter, if that word is not the first DBCS word shown. In the example screen shown in Figure 4, the first word is the one to be entered.
  7. Press the Enter key. The DBCS word is entered into the field as shown in Figure 5.
Figure 1. Example screen 1
Graphic of the first example screen
Figure 2. Example screen 2
Graphic of the second example screen
Figure 3. Example screen 3
Graphic of the third example screen
Figure 4. Example screen 4
Graphic of the fourth example screen
Figure 5. Example screen 5
Graphic of the fifth example screen
Parent topic: Examples of DBCS Conversion