• • Each byte of data in the RAW alpha source field is transcoded from an 8859-15 character for RAW or the defined NATION encoding to the equivalent UTF-32 character in the range U+0000 thru U+00FF and is then set into the corresponding character position in the UTF-32 encoded destination field.
  • The destination is truncated if the number of source bytes is greater than the number of destination characters.
  • UTF-32 padding takes place if the number of source bytes is less than the number of destination characters.

Set from Group:

• To RAW Alpha or Group
  • he current behavior has not been changed.
• To UNICODE or NATIONAL Alpha
  • This combination will not be allowed.
  • The process compiler should report this as an error.
  • Since many PDF fields and TEMP fields are redefined as UNICODE this will likely break some applications.

Set from UNICODE or NATIONAL Alpha:

• To RAW or NATIONAL Alpha
  • Each UTF-32 character in the source field is transcoded into 8859-15 characters for RAW or the defined NATIONAL encoding in the range 0x00 to 0xFF and is then set into the corresponding byte postiion in the destination field.
  • The destination is truncated if the number of source characters is greater than the number of destination bytes.
  • 8-bit space padding takes place if the number of source characters is less than the number of destination bytes.
• To Group:
  • This combination will not be allowed.
  • The process compiler should report this as an error.
  • Since many PDF fields and TEMP fields are redefined as UNICODE this will like break some applications.
• To UNICODE Alpha:
  • Straight copy with no transcoding.
  • Expected truncation and UTF-32 padding will take place on length mismatch.

Set from Unicode Literal:

• To RAW Alpha or Group
  • Normal literals unchanged
  • Unicode Literals are not interpreted as unicode escape sequences.
• To UNICODE or NATIONAL Alpha
  • Character literals are limited to the defined 8859-15 characters.
  • Each character is transcoded from 8859-15 to UTF-32.
  • Unicode characters can be embedded in literals using unicode escape sequences. \u#### or \U########
  • Truncation and UTF-32 or Space padding will take place.