DBCS

DBCS affects whether the compiler recognizes X'0E' and X'0F' in an alphanumeric literal and treats them as shift-out and shift-in control characters for delimiting DBCS data.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramDBCS=*YESNO
Default
DBCS=YES
YES
Recognizes X'0E' and X'0F' in an alphanumeric literal and treats them as shift-out and shift-in control characters for delimiting DBCS data.
NO
Does not recognize X'0E' and X'0F' as shift-out and shift-in control characters in an alphanumeric literal.
Note:
  • The presence of DBCS data inside the alphanumeric literal might cause the compiler to disallow certain uses of that literal. For example, DBCS characters are not allowed as program names or DDNAMES.
  • DBCS=NO conflicts with NSYMBOL(NATIONAL).