TAB - Standard Output Character Translation

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# TAB - Standard Output Character Translation

This Natural profile parameter can be used to overwrite the definitions in the translation table `NTTAB` as contained in the configuration module `NATCONFG`. `TAB` corresponds to the `NTTAB` macro in the Natural parameter module.

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

Notes:

1. The `NTTAB` table in `NATCONFG` is the standard output translation table.
2. If the `CP` profile parameter is set to a value other than `OFF`, values specified with `TAB` are ignored. See also Translation Tables in the Unicode and Code Page Support documentation.

The following topics are covered below:

- TAB Parameter Syntax

- NTTAB Macro Syntax

- Example of TAB Parameter

- Example of NTTAB Macro

## TAB Parameter Syntax

The `TAB` parameter is specified as follows:

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

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

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

Or:

TAB=OFF

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

## NTTAB Macro Syntax

The `NTTAB` macro is specified as follows:

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

Notes:

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

## Example of TAB Parameter

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

    TAB=(5E,'Ä','ö',78,FF,00,'ü','Ü')

## Example of NTTAB Macro

             NTTAB 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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- TAB Parameter Syntax
- NTTAB Macro Syntax
- Example of TAB Parameter
- Example of NTTAB Macro