Conversion table irregularities
The EBCDIC-to-ASCII and ASCII-to-EBCDIC conversion tables previously shown are standard conversion tables. However, owing to the nature of EBCDIC-to-ASCII and ASCII-to-EBCDIC conversions, certain irregularities exist in the conversion tables.
The EBCDIC-to-ASCII and ASCII-to-EBCDIC conversion tables previously shown are standard conversion tables. However, owing to the nature of EBCDIC-to-ASCII and ASCII-to-EBCDIC conversions, certain irregularities exist in the conversion tables. For example, an exclamation point is defined in EBCDIC as 0x5A. In ASCII 7-bit and 8-bit codes, an exclamation point is defined as 0x21.
The table shows the conversion irregularities.
| EBCDIC Code | 8-Bit ASCII Code | 7-Bit ASCII Code | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphic | Hex | Graphic | Hex | Graphic | Hex |
| ¢ | 4A | [ | 5B | [ | 5B |
| ! | 5A | ] | 5D | ] | 5D |
| [ | AD | (n/a) | D5 | SUB | 1A |
| ] | BD | (n/a) | E5 | SUB | 1A |
| | | 4F | ! | 21 | ! | 21 |
| _ | 6A | _ | 7C | _ | 7C |