Most users will not have to specify a code page.Use this dialog box to select code pages to use with files spooled with BARR/PRINT TCP/IP, FTP Manger, and Print Utility. This dialog box can be accessed when you configure LPD print queues or TCP/IP sockets, add files to the spool with Print Utility, and configure FTP connections. From the Options tab, click Code Pages to select an incoming code page and outgoing code page for your file. Typically, you do not need to use a code page. Code pages are required only for special programs or printing needs, such as printing foreign character sets.
Most users will not have to specify a code page.
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Specifies the code page that represents the current status of the file as it arrives. Most users will not have to use this feature. If you are not using a default code page, you usually will want to select the standard U.S. ASCII Code Page (437 - MS-DOS United States). The default format is ASCII.
Specifies the code page that represents how the file is being translated as it enters BARR/SPOOL. Most users will not have to use this feature. If you are not using a default code page, you usually will want to select the standard EBCDIC code page (37 – English US/Canada). If you have used the Code Page Editor to create a custom code page, you would select that code page here. The default format is EBCDIC.