Code pages 1252 and ISO8859-15, listed in the following table, contain characters not in ISO8859-1.

Table 1. New characters in 1252 and ISO8859-15
Character Position in 1252 Position in ISO8859-15
Euro symbol 128 164
Š (S with caron) 138 166
š (s with caron) 154 168
Ž (Z with caron) 142 180
ž (z with caron) 158 184
Π(OE ligature) 140 188
œ (oe ligature) 156 189
Ÿ (Y with dieresis) 159 190

The following table lists the characters to check for before converting a database to 1252. Each row of the table lists values for a particular source code page. For example, before converting from IBM037, check for the characters in the second row.

Table 2. Characters to check for before converting to 1252
Code Page Euro Š Œ Ž š œ ž Ÿ
1252 128 138 140 142 154 156 158 159
IBM037 33 43 45 47 59 61 63 255
IBM273 32 42 44 46 58 60 62 63
IBM277 33 43 45 47 59 61 63 255
IBM278 33 43 45 47 59 61 63 255
IBM284 33 43 45 47 59 61 63 255
IBM297 33 43 45 47 59 61 63 255
IBM437 158 183 185 187 199 201 203 204
IBM500 33 43 45 47 59 61 63 255
IBM850 213 192 194 196 219 223 254 159
IBM858 213 192 194 196 219 223 254 159
IBM861 158 184 186 188 200 202 204 205
ISO8859-1 128 138 140 142 154 156 158 159

The following table lists the characters to check for before converting a database to ISO8859-15. Each row lists values for a particular source code page. For example, before converting from IBM037, check for the characters in the second row.

Table 3. Characters to check for before converting to ISO8859-15
Code Page Euro Š Œ Ž š œ ž Ÿ
ISO8859-15 164 166 168 180 184 188 189 190
IBM037 159 106 189 190 157 183 184 185
IBM273 159 204 189 190 157 183 184 185
IBM277 90 122 189 190 157 183 184 185
IBM278 90 204 189 190 157 183 184 185
IBM284 159 73 161 190 157 183 184 185
IBM297 159 221 161 190 157 183 184 185
IBM437 206 207 209 215 217 172 171 219
IBM500 159 106 189 190 157 183 184 185
IBM850 213 221 249 239 247 172 171 243
IBM858 213 221 249 239 247 172 171 243
IBM861 16 178 209 215 216 172 171 219
ISO8859-1 164 166 168 180 184 188 189 190
ROMAN8 186 169 171 168 236 247 248 245