Compiling a Translation Table Using the ndmxlt Utility

Before you begin

You can create or modify a translation table tailored to your requirements with the ndmxlt utility program.

To invoke the ndmxlt utility, type the following command at the UNIX prompt:

$ ndmxlt -ssourcefile -ooutputfile [ -rradix] [ -ffiller] -mxlatefile

The parameters for the ndmxlt command are listed in the following table:

Parameter Description Values
-ssourcefile The path and file name of the translation table source file. If no value is specified, input is read from STDIN. Path and name of translation table
-ooutputfile The path and file name of the translation table output file. Path and name of translation output file
-rradix The radix or base of the source file input data. All numeric values whether from command line options or input data are interpreted based on the radix setting. x | d | o

x—Hexadecimal. This is the default.

d—Decimal

o—Octal

The default is x.

-ffiller A filler byte value. The entire table is initialized to this value before the input data is scanned and applied to the table. Any keyboard character, number, or special character, plus control characters entered using a preceding slash.

For example, “\0” is null.

-m The path and file name of a model translation table. If specified, the model table is read in and then the input data is scanned and applied to the table. This capability permits creating a number of different tables that are variations from a single base table without having to specify all 256 bytes of input data for each table. Path and file name of the model translation table