Creating the Contents of a Code Page File

You can specify a symbol and associate a character with that symbol in a code page file as follows:

In the first column, place a character that you want to substitute with the symbol; for example, +.
Define a symbol with text placed between a character ampersand (&) and a period (.); for example, &plus..

Following are some examples for defining symbols:

&asterisk. .&period.
&plus.
&comma.
&dash.

Each line in a file must not contain more than one symbol - enter the next symbol on a new line.

The symbol character must be in the first column of your file and its associated symbol must start in the second column.

The text in the symbols you define are case sensitive; for example, :&colon. and :&Colon. are two different symbols. The symbol defined for :&colon. cannot be used as :&Colon.. If you attempt to use them as two symbols, the compiler generates a warning message that a symbol is not found.

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