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Table 8-2 Translate Table Source Record Format

Position in	Functions (Record Fields)
the Record
1-18	FROM HEX (or special function)
19-36	TO HEX
37	Translate before or after performing control
38-39	Pad character (B=blank, N=Null, or 2-byte hex
40-41	character)
	End-of-record (EOR) action for ASCII-to-EBCDIC
42-43	translation
	End-of-file (EOF) action for ASCII-to-EBCDIC
44-80	translation
	Comment
81-96	Not used

The fields in the record are described in detail below:

FROM HEX From one to nine characters expressed in hexadecimal representation. The translation program scans the input data for the FROM HEX character. When found, it replaces the data with the TO HEX characters, if any. Consult Appendix A for hexadecimal values for both ASCII and EBCDIC character sets. Hexadecimal data uses the characters 0 through 9 and A through F. Examples of hexadecimal data are 01, AF, 7E, F9, FF. The characters A through F must be in upper case.

NOTE: Only *TEXT reformatting supports the translation of the full nine- byte (nine-character) string in the table. *DIF, *BASICS, and *TAB reformatting programs supports only a single-byte (one-character) translation string in the table.

The FROM HEX table size limits are listed in Table 8-3.

Table 8-3 FROM HEX Table Size Limits

Number of	Maximum Number of Table Entries
FROM
Characters
	*TEXT	*DIF	*BASICS	*TAB
1	256	256	256	256
2	50	xxx	xxx	xxx
3	50	xxx	xxx	xxx
4	40	xxx	xxx	xxx
5	30	xxx	xxx	xxx
6	20	xxx	xxx	xxx
7	15	xxx	xxx	xxx

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