IBM INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR - NOVEMBER 1992
September 1992
Dear Software Developer:
The IBM Corporation invites you to attend the 1992 INTERNATIONAL
SEMINAR for National Language Support (NLS) and Double Byte Character
Set (DBCS) Programming Considerations. This technology is used for
software products that support multiple languages.
In this seminar we discuss programming design guidelines which support
cultural and national language differences. Special attention is
given to DBCS language requirements. International hardware and
software functions are highlighted by operating system platform. More
information describing seminar content is shown on the following
pages.
The one and one-half day seminar will be offered in both Boston and
San Francisco:
DATES: NOVEMBER 5 & 6 NOVEMBER 12 & 13
BOSTON SAN FRANCISCO
LOCATIONS: IBM CORPORATION IBM CORPORATION
ONE COPLEY PLACE 425 MARKET STREET
BOSTON, MA SAN FRANCISCO, CA
TIMES: DAY ONE 8:30 A.M. - 5:45 P.M.
DAY TWO 8:15 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.
COST: $350 PER PERSON
Enrollment instructions are attached. Indicate the session you wish
to attend and return the form and non-refundable $350 registration
fee. PLEASE RESPOND BY OCTOBER 21st. You will receive hotel and
travel information with your confirmation. If you need additional
information, contact Kay Flynn, Meeting Planner, at 203/783-7292.
I look forward to meeting with you at the seminar.
M. W. Stephens, Manager
Software Vendor Operations
IBM INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR - NOVEMBER 1992
NLS/DBCS CONSIDERATIONS
AUDIENCE:
This seminar is designed for software engineers, developers, and
technical managers who have responsibility for planning and
implementing software product conversions for Asian, European and
Latin American markets. The course is an introduction to NLS/DBCS
concepts and gives an overview of steps needed to enable software, but
it does not provide "hands on" training.
UPDATES:
Content is essentially the same as presented in May 1992 sessions. A
brief discussion about the new IBM-Japan subsidiary, "EncycloSoft
Engineering & Services Co., Ltd" was added. Release information is
included for:
AIX Release 3.2 International Features
OS/2 Release 2.0 International Features
AS/400 Release 2.2 International Features
DOS 5.02 J and V International Features
ABSTRACT:
Software engineers, developers, and technical managers can increase
their awareness of how language and cultural differences affect
products designed for multiple languages. Discussions begin with
fundamentals, such as how IBM systems encode languages, and progress
to operating system specific interfaces. These interfaces or APIs are
used to invoke national language services and functions. Numerous
DBCS examples are used throughout the seminar.
On the second day there are discussions about DBCS data entry, and how
this affects product design. You may attend two sessions of your
choice from the concurrent breakouts. Platform-specific DBCS data for
DOS, OS/2, AIX, OS/400, and MVS is presented during the breakouts.
API interface information is discussed, but system internals are not
included. For those interested in more information about European
markets, there is a separate breakout session.
REFERENCE MATERIALS:
Each attendee receives a binder containing copies of all of the
presentations, as well as a set of NLS/DBCS publications which will be
mailed after the class.
IBM INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
NOVEMBER 5-6 and NOVEMBER 12-13, 1992
PRELIMINARY AGENDA - DAY ONE
REGISTRATION/COFFEE (Available from 7:30 A.M.)
CLASS BEGINS (Promptly at 8:30 A.M.)
CLASS INTRODUCTION
DBCS VIDEO
DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT
BREAK
WORLDWIDE WRITING SYSTEMS
CHARACTER SETS, CODE PAGES, AND ENCODING SCHEMES
ASIA PACIFIC UPDATE
LUNCH
CDRA, LCS
NATIONAL LANGUAGE DEPENDENT FUNCTIONS
BREAK
DBCS INTRODUCTION
BREAK
NL SAMPLE DEMO
DAY ONE SUMMARY
IBM INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
NOVEMBER 5-6 and NOVEMBER 12-13, 1992
PRELIMINARY AGENDA - DAY TWO
INTRODUCTION FOR DAY TWO
DBCS GENERAL INFORMATION
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - I
* AS/400
* OS/2
* EUROPEAN DISCUSSIONS
BREAK
BREAKOUT SESSIONS - II
* DOS
* AIX
* S/370
LUNCH
DESIGNING PANELS FOR MANY LANGUAGES
TRANSLATION CONSIDERATIONS
HINTS & TIPS
SUMMARY OF DAY TWO
IBM INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
NOVEMBER 5-6 and NOVEMBER 12-13, 1992
PRELIMINARY COURSE DESCRIPTION - DAY ONE
Registration opens at 7:30 A.M. The seminar starts promptly at 8:30
A.M. on Day One and 8:15 A.M on Day Two, and ends no later than 3:30
P.M. on Day Two.
INTRODUCTION, and DBCS VIDEO:
These two sessions explore why NLS is important when considering
program design. A DBCS video created by IBM Asia Pacific introduces
the complexities associated with Asian languages. As a result, you
can begin to see that NLS/DBCS is not a trivial undertaking and not
something to simply be "added on", but rather considered as an
important requirement from initial design stages.
DESCRIPTION OF NATIONAL LANGUAGE SUPPORT:
The session begins with an introduction to NLS, including definitions
and the impact of NLS on the way you design your products. Discussion
topics include:
* What areas of your program are affected by NLS/DBCS ?
* What kinds of changes are necessary to accommodate culturally
dependent requirements ?
We also explore how NLS/DBCS support is often staged to allow
evolution as market participation grows.
WORLDWIDE WRITING SYSTEMS:
An overview of different writing systems and how to provide for them
in your applications is presented. Common components for consideration
include:
* Direction of writing
* Diacritical markings
* Single case vs mixed case
* Word separation
* Alphabet size changes
CHARACTER SETS, CODE PAGES, and ENCODING SCHEMES:
Discussions about the ways different languages are mapped within
computing systems are included. We describe the approaches used in
the various IBM computing systems. Suggested programming procedures
are introduced to support the variety of encoding schemes (which code
pages to use).
ASIA PACIFIC UPDATE:
IBM Asia Pacific presents information about the new IBM-Japan
subsidiary, "EncycloSoft Engineering & Services Co., Ltd", and the
range of services they provide.
CDRA, LCS:
"ISO 10646 DIS 1.2" is now an official ISO standard. It reflects the
merger of Unicode and ISO proposals for a universal character set
capable of mapping all active languages to computing systems.
Character Data Representation Architecture (CDRA) is a tagging scheme
to preserve the meaning of data within distributed processing
environment. The combination of CDRA and this new ISO standard ensures
data integrity when moving information across countries. We discuss
the latest status of CDRA work efforts and this recent merger and how
this can help you in the future.
NATIONAL LANGUAGE DEPENDENT FUNCTIONS:
The manner in which culture influences your product design is
explored, including the ways in which date, time, currency, calendar,
rounding, sort, etc. are handled in different countries. High level
programming approaches are suggested for supporting a variety of
cultural formats.
DBCS INTRODUCTION:
Basic approaches for enabling your products to support Asian DBCS
languages are discussed. Mapping ideographic data into a "Double Byte
Character Set" representation is explained.
NL SAMPLE DEMONSTRATION:
A demonstration prototype is used to illustrate various NL enabling
rules discussed throughout Day One. This sample code is POSIX
compliant. Rules for enabling SBCS languages (including some
bidirectional support) are featured. Demo code is shown for a
culturally correct sort to illustrate an approach for resolving
sorting requirements.
IBM INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
NOVEMBER 5-6 and NOVEMBER 12-13, 1992
PRELIMINARY COURSE DESCRIPTION - DAY TWO
PLATFORM SPECIFICS and API INFORMATION
DBCS GENERAL INFORMATION:
On Day Two you may attend two platform-specific breakout sessions of
your choice. The day begins with a discussion of DBCS data and string
management principles common across the various platforms. Important
DBCS enabling rules are emphasized.
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
NLS/DBCS functions, how to invoke these functions, and available APIs
or interfaces are discussed by platform. International hardware and
software availability by platform is included.
* OS/400
+ OS/400 Release 2.2
+ CCSID Implementation
* OS/2
+ OS/2 Release 2.0
* European Discussions
+ Open exchange with NLS Consultant regarding European
environments.
* AIX
+ AIX Release 3.2. This release is a converged operating
system with the ability to handle double-byte characters.
* DOS (Most currently announced system)
+ Differences between DOS 5.02 J and V
* MVS
DESIGNING PANELS FOR NUMEROUS LANGUAGES:
You need to consider more than just translation of textual data for
multilingual displays. Other factors, for example use of acceptable
input parameters and delimiters, and culturally acceptable formats,
should be considered. We discuss ways to design your application
displays to allow support of many languages.
TRANSLATION CONSIDERATIONS:
We discuss high level programming approaches, such as isolation of
message and textual data, for easy translation. Ideas for reducing
overall translation costs are presented in a video created by IBM's
European Language Services.
HINTS AND TIPS:
A guest speaker discusses experiences from conversion efforts to give
you some "hints/tips."
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