Fields settings

This section explains the fields of external table information.

Input encoding

Encodings for the input side.

  • SHIFT JIS

  • EUC

  • IBM kanji

  • JEF

  • KEIS

  • NEC kanji

  • UTF-8

  • UTF-16

  • JIS

Output encoding

Encodings for the output side.

  • SHIFT JIS

  • EUC

  • IBM kanji

  • JEF

  • KEIS

  • NEC kanji

  • UTF-8

  • UTF-16

  • JIS

Default code

Specify character encodings that are converted when values other than the first standard, second standard, or external characters are input, as hexadecimal values containing an even number of digits.

The maximum size that can be registered varies depending on the output code type.

You cannot set the value "0x00" or the value "0x00" followed by only one or more "00".

Table 4.8 Maximum Size for Kanji code type

Output code type

Maximum size

UTF-8

UTF-16

16 digits

Other than the above

8 digits

Input code

Specify the conversion source code you want to register as an external character, as a hexadecimal value.

The maximum size that can be registered varies depending on the input code type.

You cannot set the value "0x00" or the value "0x00" followed by only one or more "00".

Table 4.9 Maximum Size for Kanji code type

Input code type

Maximum size

UTF-8

UTF-16

16 digits

Other than the above

8 digits

 

Output code

Specify the conversion target code you want to register as an external character, as a hexadecimal value.

The maximum size that can be registered varies depending on the output code type.

You cannot set the value "0x00" or the value "0x00" followed by only one or more "00".

Table 4.10 Maximum Size for Kanji code type

Output code type

Maximum size

UTF-8

UTF-16

16 digits

Other than the above

8 digits