Standard conversion between EBCDIC code and Unicode for EIS partners of type openUTM

In most cases you do not need to deal with conversion from EBCDIC code to Unicode and vice versa as BeanConnect performs conversion automatically in accordance with the standard code table OSD_EBCDIC_DF04_DRV.

Code conversion takes place automatically when the following requirements are met:

• The value true is specified in the configuration property encodingActive.

• Strings are used for communication.

If the Java program is to receive the 1-byte EBCDIC data stream unconverted, byte arrays must be used instead of strings.

Code table OSD_EBCDIC_DF04_DRV

The table below shows the assignment of 1-byte EBCDIC code, printable Unicode characters, and 2-byte Unicode defined in the code table OSD_EBCDIC_DF04_DRV.

In the following table

• the x and y axes indicate the relevant 1-byte EBCDIC code

• the first line in a field indicates the 2-byte Unicode (leading non-significant bytes are not indicated)

• the second line in a field indicates the Unicode printing character

Byte - character (Unicode) correspondence

Character (Unicode) - byte correspondence

Substitute character: 6F

In the following table

• the x and y axes indicate the relevant 2-byte Unicode

• the relevant field indicates the associated 1-byte EBCDIC code