Host Code Page

A double-byte character set is used to represent a language with more than 256 glyphs (visually distinct symbols). Each character is represented by a 16-bit value (two bytes) and takes two positions in the screen buffer.

HOD Hex Client v2.2 includes support for additional Host Code Pages. Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) language (Japanese code page) is added to the existing codepage list.

Note: Japanese Language Keyboard must be installed in the user’s system to use this feature.

SOSI and AltView functions, which are exclusive for DBCS sessions have also been added to the keypad.

SOSI Display (Ctrl+F1)

Toggles the display of Shift-Out characters (SO) and Shift-In characters (SI) in a DBCS session.

AltView (AlternateView)(Ctrl+F3)

Switches between basic and alternate character viewing modes in a DBCS session.

DBCS Host Code Page:

The Host Code Page is set to default (037 United States) if the admin defines the Host Code Page that is not supported in HOD Hex Client.

List of Host code pages supported in HOD Hex Client:

037 - United States
273 - Germany
277 - Norway
278 - Sweden
278 - Finland
280 - Italy
284- Latin - American
284 - Spain
285 - United Kingdom
297 – France
500 - Multilingual
838 - Thai
930 - Japan (Katakana Extended)
930 - Japanese (Katakana)
939 - Japan (Latin Extended)
1140 - Portugal Euro
1141 - Germany Euro
1142 – Norway Euro
1143 - Sweden Euro
1143 - Finland Euro
1144 - Italy Euro
1145 - Latin-American Euro
1145 - Spain Euro
1146 - United Kingdom Euro
1147 - France Euro
1148 - Multilingual Euro
1160 - Thai Euro
1390 - Japanese (Katakana Unicode Extended;JIS2004)

Note: In HOD Hex Client, if a non-supported code page is configured on the server, the United States (037) code page is set as the default.

Navigate to PropertiesàPreferences panel, to configure the Thai Composed mode.

Lock/Unlock of Thai Composed mode:

Thai Composed mode will be disabled if the admin locks it.
Thai Composed mode will be disabled if the preferred host code page is not 838 Thai or 1160 Thai Euro.

Thai support will be indicated in the Operator Information Area (OIA).

If the keyboard is in Thai language mode, the indicator TH appears in the OIA. No indicator appears if the keyboard is in the default Latin mode.

Use the following short cuts to switch the keyboard layout.

Alt+N: Switch keyboard layout to Thai
Ctrl+L - Switch keyboard layout to Latin

Note: For MAC OS users

Option+N: Switch keyboard layout to Thai
Ctrl+L: Switch keyboard layout to Latin

Thai Composed Mode:

Mode 5 - Space and EOF Alignment

By default, when the session launches, the cursor will appear as a block cursor (with a normal cursor).While the user is typing single characters, the cursor remains the default cursor.
When a user types combination characters for the first time, the cursor splits into a normal and block cursor (with no space in between).
After the cursor splits, the space between the normal and block cursor will increase with each combination of characters typed on the green screen.
After the cursor splits, the cursor will return to the default mode if the user presses the spacebar three consecutive times.

Host file transfer for DBCS:

Send a file to the host:

JISCII: This option is valid for Japanese DBCS sessions only and converts 1-byte codes to EBCDIC and 2-byte codes to IBM Kanji. JISCII inserts shift in/shift out (SI/SO) characters into DBCS fields.

Receive file from the host:

JISCII: Use this option only for text files and files you want converted from JISCII to EBCDIC. This is valid for DBCS languages.

This receive option is only for MVS/TSO and VM/CMS host types.

Additional Host code pages support

HOD Hex Client now fully supports all host code pages via the DOM View screen. If an HOD user/admin selects an unsupported host code page, the session is initiated using the DOM View screen, enabling the user to view the transformation of the selected host code page on the page.