Conversion Map (-convmap)
- Last Updated: February 11, 2026
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- OpenEdge
- Version 13.0
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Conversion Map (-convmap)
Use Conversion Map (-convmap) to identify the CONVMAP
file to use for code page conversions, collation orders, and case conversions.
| Operating system and syntax | UNIX / Windows |
-convmap
filename
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use with | Maximum value | Minimum value | Single-user default | Multi-user default |
| Client Session, Database Server | — | — | — | — |
- filename
- Pathname of your CONVMAP file.
By default, OpenEdge uses the convmap.cp file in the OpenEdge install directory (DLC). You can create a CONVMAP file by using the PROUTIL utility with the CODEPAGE-COMPILER qualifier. See Internationalize ABL Applications for more information about CONVMAP files.