TABA2 - ASCII-to-EBCDIC Translation

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# TABA2 - ASCII-to-EBCDIC Translation

This Natural profile parameter allows you to overwrite the definitions in the ASCII-to-EBCDIC translation table `NTTABA2` as contained in the configuration module `NATCONFG`. `TABA2` corresponds to the `NTTABA2` macro in the Natural parameter module.

Possible settings | See TABA2 Parameter Syntax.
Default setting | As specified within the macro `NTTABA2` in `NATCONFG`.
Dynamic specification | yes | This parameter can only be specified dynamically. In the Natural parameter module, the macro `NTTABA2` is used instead.
Specification within session | no |

The following topics are covered below:

- TABA2 Parameter Syntax

- NTTABA2 Macro Syntax

- Example of TABA2 Parameter

- Example of NTTABA2 Macro

## TABA2 Parameter Syntax

The `TABA2` parameter is specified as follows:

TABA2=(a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2,...)

You specify pairs of characters, the first character of a pair being an ASCII character to be translated, the second character of a pair being the EBCDIC character into which the ASCII character is to be translated.

You can specify each character either as the one-byte character itself (enclosed in apostrophes) or as the two-byte hexadecimal representation of that character.

Or:

TABA2=OFF

With `TABA2=OFF` all (static and dynamic) definitions are reset to the values specified within the macro `NTTABA2` in `NATCONFG`.

## NTTABA2 Macro Syntax

The `NTTABA2` macro is specified as follows:

             NTTABA2 a1,a2,b1,b2,c1,c2,...

Notes:

1. For an explanation of the syntax elements, see TABA2 Parameter Syntax.
2. The value `OFF` cannot be specified with the macro `NTTABA2`, but only dynamically with the profile parameter `TABA2`.

## Example of TABA2 Parameter

With the `TABA2` parameter, you must enclose the entire string of character pairs in parentheses, for example:

    TABA2=(5E,'Ä','ö',78,FF,00,'ü','Ü')

## Example of NTTABA2 Macro

             NTTABA2 5E,'Ä','ö',78,FF,00,'ü','Ü'

In this example, the character represented by `H'5E'` is translated into `'Ä'`, `'ö'` into the character represented by `H'78'`, the character represented by `H'FF'` into the character represented by `H'00'`, and `'ü'` into `'Ü'`.

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- TABA2 Parameter Syntax
- NTTABA2 Macro Syntax
- Example of TABA2 Parameter
- Example of NTTABA2 Macro