PASSPORT Knowledge Base
Configuration
Date Published: August 22, 2008
Title
Some Special Characters are not Displaying Properly
Product
PASSPORT PC to Host, PASSPORT Web to Host
Emulation Types
TN3270, TN5250, VT, SCO ANSI, Wyse 60
Issue
Some special characters not displaying properly.
Solution
This issue may result from having the incorrect host code page specified. Follow the steps below to change the host code page to match the code page of the host:
For PASSPORT PC to Host:
- Disconnect from your PASSPORT session.
- Select Setup from the Communication menu.
- Select the appropriate host code page from the Host Code Page drop-down menu.
For PASSPORT Web to Host Client:
Instructions are the same as those for PASSPORT PC to Host
For PASSPORT Web to Host Admin:
- In the PASSPORT Web to Host Administrator, open the session you want to change the host code page for.
- On the Connection tab, select the appropriate Host Code Page from the drop-down list:
- Click OK to Save or Connect to test.
More Information
If the host code page does not exist in the drop-down list, make sure the host code page is one supported by PASSPORT:
TN3270 and TN5250
-
- 037 USA/Canada
- 273 Austria/Germany
- 277 Denmark/Norway
- 278 Finland/Sweden
- 280 Italy
- 284 Spain/Latin America
- 285 United Kingdom
- 297 France
- 500 International
- 1140 USA/Canada Euro
- 1141 Austria/Germany Euro
- 1142 Denmark/Norway Euro
- 1143 Finland/Sweden Euro
- 1144 Italy Euro
- 1145 Spain/Latin America Euro
- 1146 United Kingdom Euro
- 1147 France Euro
- 1148 International Euro
- 8859 ISO Latin-1
VT and SCO ANSI
-
-
United States
-
United Kingdom
-
Portuguese
WYSE 60
-
-
United States
-
United Kingdom
Note: If the host code page is in this list but does not show up in the drop-down list, it is because you are using a non-International version of PASSPORT. You will need to contact Rocket Software to obtain an International license code.
Keywords
APL, character, extended attributes, font, terminal font, true type font, host code page