Novell Documentation: NetWare 6 - Changing Code Pages

Changing Code Pages

Changing code pages on the NetWare server or on DOS can usually be done while the computer is operating. However, changing code pages on a Windows 3.1x or a Windows 95 workstation might require installing additional software and restarting Windows. For background information about Unicode and other code pages, see Code Pages.

To change the code page on Do the following

To change the code page on	Do the following
NetWare Server	At the System Console prompt, type `CHARSET CPxxx` where xxx is the number of the code page you want to load. The following code pages are supported: 437, 737, 850, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 863, 865, 866, 869.
DOS	Follow instructions that come with the DOS operating system.
Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows NT	Follow instructions that come with the operating system. You might be required to install a new set of Unicode translation tables, found on the NetWare product CD. You will need the following: UNI_newpage#.platform: Translates the new code page to Unicode and Unicode to the new code page UNI_MON.platform: Converts characters to lower case to facilitate comparisons UNI_UPR.platform: Handles uppercase characters The following platform extensions are included: .W16 (Windows 3.1x) .W32 (Windows 95, Windows NT*) .DOS (DOS)

NetWare Server

At the System Console prompt, type

CHARSET CPxxx

where xxx is the number of the code page you want to load.

The following code pages are supported: 437, 737, 850, 852, 855, 857, 860, 861, 863, 865, 866, 869.

DOS

Follow instructions that come with the DOS operating system.

Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows NT

Follow instructions that come with the operating system.

You might be required to install a new set of Unicode translation tables, found on the NetWare product CD. You will need the following:

UNI_newpage#.platform: Translates the new code page to Unicode and Unicode to the new code page

UNI_MON.platform: Converts characters to lower case to facilitate comparisons

UNI_UPR.platform: Handles uppercase characters

The following platform extensions are included:

.W16 (Windows 3.1x)
.W32 (Windows 95, Windows NT*)
.DOS (DOS)

For more information on changing code pages using the CHARSET command, see "CHARSET" in Utilities Reference.