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CASE TS003624830 has been closed.
ACS (and HOD) does not handle such special EBCDIC SBCS characters in the same fashion as PC5250.
Still, it may be possible to use those characters if you install selected non-standard font on Windows.
(e.g. "Ricty" font (https://rictyfonts.github.io/) may work for Japanese environment.)
This is Java/Windows issue so users who need this functionality should do so at their own risk.
I tried 1.1.8.4 and found that ACS does not provide the same capability as PC5250 or HOD.
(Need to install additional Japanese font to Windows10 ACS clients)
CASE TS003624830 has been opened to address this issue.
This support is now available in version 1.1.8.4 dated April 2020.
This is planned for our April 2020 update.
The response to your question is as follows.
As Access for Windows does not work on Windows10, I tested using PCOMM 13.0.
> 1. How do you input both characters using PC5250?
Map "ansi 5c" to keyboard.
> 2. How do you display both characters using PC5250?
When you press backslash key (set as [pass]), you'll see yen-sign.
When you press, e.g. shift+backslash key (set as [ansi 5c]), you'll see backslash.
> 3. What host code page(s) are you using?
I'm using "1399 Japanese English lower-case extended (JIS2004)".
Just for your information, primary language is 2962 and QCCSID is 65535 on IBM i.
Job CCSID (I tried both 65535 and 1399) doesn't affect the behaviour.
I appreciate your support.
As we are evaluating this request, we have some questions:
1. How do you input both characters using PC5250?
2. How do you display both characters using PC5250?
3. What host code page(s) are you using?
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority requirement that is important to be addressed. All currencies should work, and ACS should offer the same functionality as other interfaces provided by IBM.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager
Hi, I have tested HOD v14 recently GAed. We can use both of Yen-sign and backslash on its 5250 even on Japanese HOST Code page.
ACS also should be.
IBM has received this requirement and is evaluating it. A response will be provided when evaluation is complete.
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