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Figure 55. UNIVERSAL Input Method: Character List
10.5.5 Codeset Conversion Tables
As more code sets are supported, it becomes important not to clutter programs
with the dependency of any particular code set. This is known as code set
independence. To aid in code set independence, NLS supplies converters that
translate character encoding values found in different code sets. Using these
converters, a system can accurately process data generated in different code set
environments
In addition to Unicode, a number of new 8-bit codesets have been proposed that
will contain the Euro symbol. Although AIX will not have supported locales in
many of these code sets, it will provide data conversion capabilities to, and from,
these code sets. The new code sets that are being introduced are as follows:
• IBM-1252 (extended) - This code set will be used by the Euro single-byte
(SBCS) migration option.
• IBM-858 - This code set is identical to IBM-850 except that the dotless letter i,
which is used only in Turkish, is replaced with the Euro symbol. This code set
will be used in OS/2.
• IBM-114x - Ten new code sets are being introduced that serve the same
function as the existing EBCDIC code sets, except that one character is
replaced with the Euro. The new code sets are summarized in Table 55.
Table 55. Existing EBCIDIC Code Sets
Existing EBCDIC Code Set New Euro Code Set Countries
IBM-037 IBM-1140 US
IBM-273 IBM-1141 Germany
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