Added Support for the Character Mapping Section of the PDF File (164962)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
This article was previously published under Q164962

SYMPTOMS

There is no way to map characters in the datastream to GDI calls in a printer definition file (.pdf).

CAUSE

There was a flaw in the design of SNA Server 3.0.

RESOLUTION

A fix is available to correct this problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 3.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 3.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

The following is an excerpt taken from a .pdf file that is now supported with this fix: 
   /*********************************************************************/ 
   /*                      Character Definitions                        */ 
   /*********************************************************************/ 
   SPACE = SPA
   EXCLAMATION_POINT = 21
   QUOTATION_MARKS = 22
   NUMBER_SIGN = 23
   DOLLAR_SIGN = 24
   PERCENT_SIGN = 25
   AMPERSAND = 26
   APOSTROPHE = 27
   LEFT_PARENTHESIS = 28
   RIGHT_PARENTHESIS = 29
   ASTERISK = 2A
   PLUS_SIGN = 2B
   COMMA = 2C
   HYPHEN = 2D
   PERIOD = 2E
   SLASH = 2F
   ZERO = 0
   ONE = 1
   TWO = 2
   THREE = 3
   FOUR = 4
   ...
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/23/2003
Keywords:kbbug kbfix KB164962
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