Pene:

I have that info, although it's a nice list. I note that they use 2 digit numerics for the low number codes. My main ref (O'Reilly) says that all such should be 3 digits, with leading zeros for the low numbered ones. I know quite a few other programs that balk at the 2 digit input. I guess that's something for future inquiry.

What I want is a list of the characters that DONT require codes.

I know I don't have to write &"065; to get an A, for instance, even though that works.

I did get suckered when I tried to use " / " to break measures in a tune - it apparently has to be coded, as would be expected since it has the special "end" meaning in code.

Apparently a colon " : " comes across okay just typed in, but I'm not sure about a semicolon.