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2. Press the Enter key. The system displays in field D the same number of DBCS
blanks as the alphanumeric blanks that you entered in field B. The DBCS
blanks are displayed in reverse image.
3. Press the Enter key again. The system enters the DBCS blanks into the field
where you started DBCS conversion.
Changing alphanumeric entries or conversion code to DBCS: If none of the
related words shown during conversion are suitable candidates for the
alphanumeric entry, and you would like to try a conversion again (by using a
different type of conversion or a different alphanumeric entry), do the following:
1. Move the cursor to field B. For example:
Move the cursor here.
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XXXXXX
_ ____________ _ _________________________
A B C D
2. Do one of the following:
a. Position the cursor under the first position of the field in which you want to
enter alphanumeric entries.
b. Enter a different alphanumeric entry.
c. Change the conversion code in field C, such as from H to K.
3. Press the Enter key.
4. Continue DBCS conversion.
Using DBCS conversion to enter words in the DBCS conversion dictionary: You
can use DBCS conversion when entering DBCS words on the Edit Related Words
display.
To start DBCS conversion, do the following:
1. Position the cursor at the position where the DBCS word is to be entered.
2. Press F18. The system displays the conversion prompt line at the bottom of the
display.
Perform DBCS conversion according to the instructions described in “Performing
DBCS Conversion” on page 229.
Note: You must start and end DBCS conversion separately for each line of data.
Considerations for using DBCS Conversion
Consider the following when performing DBCS conversion:
v You can only perform DBCS conversion at a DBCS display station, using the
5556 keyboard.
v You may use DBCS conversion to insert or replace characters only if the line in
which double-byte characters are to be inserted has sufficient space.
– The space available for inserting characters is equal to the number of
characters from the last character on the line that is not blank to the right
edge of the display.
– The space available for replacing characters is equal to the number of
characters from the cursor position (including the character marked by the
cursor) to the end of the DBCS portion of the field.
The following happens when you do not have enough space:
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