Speculation on my part but I think CP1047 was created in part to allow for square brackets given their use in new programming languages at x’AD’ = ‘[‘ and x’BD’ = ‘]’
Those characters were not in 037 that I can find but apparently there are multiple versions of that 037. I recall writing in SAS C back in the late 80’s and had to use ‘(|’ for [ and ‘|)’ for ] and it was a PITA the code that way. Your reference for the hard coded values is fabulous … so much knowledge scurried away in our memories and long lost documents. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On Jul 7, 2023, at 15:55, Paul Gilmartin > <0000042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Why is there a CP1047? I've heard it described as a mistake, or "Customer > requirement." Was it easier for an AE to accommodate an influential customer > than rely on a technical judgment? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
