Problem:

Applications using the standard DOS character user interface use the DOS subsystem to display output text and data.

In DOS the OEM character set is usually in place. Consequently some country specific chars will not be displayed correctly, especially the German Umlaute äöü.

Resolution:

You need to turn on the ANSI Input Mode. This can be achieved in the Application Environment of the Project Properties. The results of DISPLAY will then appear correctly in the Application Output Window of Net Express.

If the application is to bel be executed in a runtime only environment, the appropriate Runtime Tunable can be set. The option ANSI_INPUT_MODE must be set to TRUE. The Tunables are defined in a Runtime Configuration File. An environment variable must be created to specify the configuration:

  SET COBCONFIG_=d:\\path\\rtsconfig.cfg

This method must be used in a Command Prompt before executing a RUNW.