Re: AW: QRCode and special characters

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This might be the time to contact IBM support.

On 3/29/2021 9:40 AM, LOGIC IT: Karl FRITZ wrote:
> Got it runnig, except the tilde character.
> With a tilde, the QR Code doesn't work.
>
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> Von: RPG400-L [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Vern Hamberg
> Gesendet: Freitag, 26. März 2021 17:27
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> Betreff: Re: QRCode and special characters
>
> Hi
>
> I've played with QRCODE a little, not with international characters,
> though - so i looked up the BARCODE documentation  - it's at this address -
>
> https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzakd/rzakdmstptbarco.htm#rzakdmstptbarco__ebctoascii
>
> for 7.3, anyhow.
>
> There is a section on converting the text for QRCODE - your answer might
> be there - it seems that the text is converted from your job's CCSID to
> EBCDIC 500, or a couple others, based on a the *CONVERT option you
> specify. If you don't specify that, it does some kind of "normal"
> conversion before building the barcode. There's a section with more
> about what that means.
>
> HTH
> Vern
>
> On 3/26/2021 11:07 AM, LOGIC IT: Karl FRITZ wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> >    
> >
> > Maybe somebody knows this.
> >
> > How do i transfer special characters like ü, é or  õ to a QRCode by keyword
> > (BARCODE(QRCODE …)
> >
> > If I define a graphic field in the printer file I get an RNF0659  error.
> >
> >    
> >
> > Thanks for any hint.
> >
> > Karl
> >
> >    
> >
> >    
> >
> > Btw. I can do it by an Java program as well and it works! (graphic logo
> > included)