OEM Support¶

How to access the dialog

  • Main Menu | Tools | Preferences

  • Main Menu | Tools | Generate Scripts | SQL Script for Creating Table, Preferences Button

  • Main Menu | Tools | Generate .INT | .INT File from .DAT, Preferences Button

  • Filelist dialog, Convert Database Button, Preferences Button

If OEM to ANSI translation is selected during data migration, certain characters used in DataFlex for drawing lines, etc. are not always saved and retrieved correctly. To avoid this, Mertech has provided a mechanism to preserve the translation of these characters. You can specify which characters are to be avoided during translation. This information is saved in a file called OEM.CFG that is created in the same directory as the driver.

  • ASCII Nr.: Enter the ASCII number (between 0 and 255) for characters in the OEM character set that should not be translated.

  • OEM To ANSI: Select this option to convert the OEM character set (used by DataFlex) to the ANSI character set.

Note

You must always keep the OEM.CFG file in the same directory as the driver to maintain consistency across different users and programs.