Convertible code set combinations

HULFT returns an error if you attempt to convert codes during file transfer between a Japanese character code set and a Chinese character code set.

However, you can convert UTF-8 to and from any code set, as UTF-8 can handle data of any country.

In addition, GB18030 includes all the characters in Unicode, but HULFT can use GB18030 only for Code-set Conversion for Chinese.

The following shows combinations of code sets that are convertible in HULFT.

Code Conversion is possible only for the combinations that are indicated with "✓" (Convertible) in Table 1.13 and Table 1.14 .

Table 1.13 Convertible Code Set Combinations (for Code-set Conversion for Japanese)

Code Set for Transfer on Sending Host	Code Set for Transfer on Receiving Host
	Shift-JIS	EUC-JP	UTF-8	IBM Kanji	Fujitsu Kanji (JEF)
Shift-JIS	-	✓ (*1)	✓ (*1)	✓	✓
EUC-JP	✓ (*1)	-	✓ (*1)	✓	✓
UTF-8	✓ (*1)	✓ (*1)	-	✓	✓
IBM Kanji	✓	✓	✓	-	✓ (*2)
Fujitsu Kanji (JEF)	✓	✓	✓	✓ (*2)	-

✓	:	Convertible
-	:	No conversion

*1	:	In Code-set Conversion for Japanese, HULFT carries out single byte code conversion to convert half-width Katakana between different types of the Type-ASCII Code Set.
*2	:	If you specify a setting for Conversion between EBCDIC Codes in the System Environment Settings in order to enable conversion between EBCDIC and EBCDIC, HULFT carries out conversion when the setting of EBCDIC Set differs on the host on the sending side and on the host on the receiving side.

Table 1.14 Convertible Code Set Combinations (for Code-set Conversion for Chinese)

Code Set for Transfer on Sending Host	Code Set for Transfer on Receiving Host
	UTF-8	GB18030	IBM Simplified Chinese
UTF-8	-	✓	✓
GB18030	✓	-	✓
IBM Simplified Chinese	✓	✓	-

✓	:	Convertible
-	:	No conversion