I_DOTLESS_SMALL in PDF Always Maps to Space

ID: Q194620

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SNA Server, versions 4.0, 4.0SP1

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use a Printer Definition File (PDF) to map I_DOTLESS_SMALL to an alternate character, the SNA Print service will ignore the mapping and always produce a space character represented as 20 in ASCII.

CAUSE

The SNA Print Service was incorrectly ignoring the I_DOTLESS_SMALL character mapping in the PDF.

RESOLUTION

SNA Server 4.0

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server version 4.0 and 4.0 Service Pack 1. This problem was corrected in the latest SNA Server version 4.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining this Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):


   S E R V P A C K

SNA Server 3.0

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 3.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q184307 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 3.0 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server 3.0 and 4.0. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 3.0 Service Pack 4.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : WINDOWS:4.0,4.0SP1
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug