I_DOTLESS_SMALL in PDF Always Maps to Space (194620)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0
  • Microsoft SNA Server 4.0 SP1

This article was previously published under Q194620

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use a Printer Definition File (PDF) to map I_DOTLESS_SMALL to an alternate character, the SNA Print service will ignore the mapping and always produce a space character represented as 20 in ASCII.

CAUSE

The SNA Print Service was incorrectly ignoring the I_DOTLESS_SMALL character mapping in the PDF.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 4.0

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 4.0 and 4.0 Service Pack 1. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

   S E R V P A C K


SNA Server 3.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SNA Server 3.0 and 4.0. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:4/25/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB194620 kbAudDeveloper