Special Characters

Special characters can be differentiated based on the transactions used.

Host special characters

Direct Sell special characters

Host special characters

The following special characters are supported by the host, but they cannot be typed directly into an XML document.  Therefore, these special characters are represented as other characters in an XML request or response.

Special Character

Represented As

Pillow

@

End Item (Cross Lorraine)

| or + depending on keyboard mapping setting

Notes:

  • If keyboard mapping is set to Standard Windows, symbol is |

  • If keyboard mapping is set to Apollo/Galileo, symbol is +

  • This setting is a HAP configuration.

Tabstop

;

Start of Message

<

End of Message

>

Direct Sell special characters

The following special characters are not allowed in Direct Sell messages (in PassiveSegmentSellMods/PassiveSegmentSellFreeformRequest/Text):

The following error returns when these characters are used:

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  <PassiveSegmentSellResponse>
    <ErrorCode>0002</ErrorCode>
    <TextMsg>
      <Txt>INVALID CHARACTER IN FREE FORMAT TEXT</Txt>
    </TextMsg>