5250 Client Uses Japanese Keyboard Language Type with Chinese or Korean Host Code Page

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SYMPTOMS

If the 5250 Client (Win5250.exe) is configured to use a Chinese or Korean host code page, the virtual display device created on an AS/400 computer has its keyboard language type set to JKB.

A keyboard language type of JKB corresponds to a Japanese host code page. This value is not correct when the 5250 Client is configured to use a Chinese or Korean host code page.

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CAUSE

The 5250 Client incorrectly sets the keyboard language type to a value that corresponds to the Japanese host code page when a Chinese or Korean host code page is selected for use in the 5250 Client configuration.

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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

328152 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328152/ ) How to obtain the latest service pack for Host Integration Server 2000

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Hotfix information

The global version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version      Size    File name
   --------------------------------------------------
   07-Mar-2003  12:32  5.0.0.900         258,320  Win5250.exe

NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent fix that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 and Host Integration Server 2000 SP1. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Host Integration Server 2000 Service Pack 2.

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MORE INFORMATION

The 5250 Client sets the keyboard language type to the Japanese value of JKB when any of the following Host Code Page settings are selected for use:

Chinese Big-5 (937)
Chinese GB (935)
Japanese (930)
Korean (933)

The Host Code Page setting is available in the Session Configuration dialog box of the 5250 Client.

The first time that a 5250 emulator connects to an AS/400, the AS/400 creates a virtual device that corresponds to the 5250 display or printer session being used. The following is an example of a virtual display device that is created when the 5250 Client is configured to use one of the host code pages listed earlier in this article:

 Device description . . . . . . . . :   5250DISP                               
 Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :   *BASIC                                  
 Category of device . . . . . . . . :   *DSP                                    
                                                                                
 Device class . . . . . . . . . . . :   *VRT                                    
 Device type  . . . . . . . . . . . :   5555                                    
 Device model . . . . . . . . . . . :   C01                                     
 Online at IPL  . . . . . . . . . . :   *NO                                     
 Attached controller  . . . . . . . :   QVIRCD0001                              
 Keyboard language type . . . . . . :   JKB                                     
 Character identifier . . . . . . . :   332    37                               
 Allow blinking cursor  . . . . . . :   *YES                                    
 Print device . . . . . . . . . . . :   *SYSVAL                                 
 Output queue . . . . . . . . . . . :   *DEV                                    
 Printer file . . . . . . . . . . . :   QSYSPRT                                 
   Library  . . . . . . . . . . . . :     *LIBL

After you apply the update described in this article, the 5250 Client correctly sets the keyboard language type, based on the configured host code page. The following table lists the host code pages and their corresponding keyboard language types:

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Host Code Page	Keyboard language type
Chinese Big-5 (937)	TAB
Chinese GB (935)	RCB
Japanese (930)	JKB
Korean (933)	KOB

The Chinese Big-5 host code page is also known as the Traditional Chinese host code page. The Chinese GB host code page is also known as the Simplified Chinese host code page.

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