3.3

C Standard Dictionaries
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In the default dictionary shipped with iNEWS newsroom computer system, a character at a
decimal position in the range on the left of the arrow (->) shifts to the character at the
corresponding decimal position in the range on the right. For instance, the character at
decimal position 65 (A) is mapped to the character at decimal position 97 (a); the character
at decimal position 66 (B) shifts to the character at decimal position 98 (b); and so on:
; 1252 Windows Latin 1 (ANSI)
;
tolower
65 - 90 -> 97 - 122 ; A - Z -> a - z
138 -> 154
140 -> 156
159 -> 255
192 - 214 -> 224 - 246
216 - 222 -> 248 - 254
end
toupper
97 - 122 -> 65 - 90 ; a - z -> A - Z
154 -> 138
156 -> 140
224 - 246 -> 192 - 214
248 - 254 -> 216 - 222
255 -> 159
end
The character-conversion table the system uses depends on the interface you are using.
• If you are using the DOS, the character-conversion table is based on the DEC
Multinational Character Set (MCS).
• If you are using the Media Browse Graphic User Interface (GUI), the conversion table is
based on the ISO standard for multinational characters.