Considerations for using DBCS conversion

 

There are certain considerations for using DBCS conversion.

• You can only perform DBCS conversion at a DBCS display station, using the 5556 keyboard.

• You can use DBCS conversion to insert or replace characters only if the line in which double-byte characters are to be inserted has sufficient space.

  • The space available for inserting characters is equal to the number of characters from the last character on the line that is not blank to the right edge of the display.

  • The space available for replacing characters is equal to the number of characters from the cursor position (including the character marked by the cursor) to the end of the DBCS portion of the field.
  The following result happens when you do not have enough space:

  • If you try to insert or replace a string of characters where there is no space available, the system sends a message.

  • If you ignore the message and press the Enter key again, the system truncates the characters that are in excess of the limit from the right side of the string to be inserted or replaced.

 

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Performing DBCS conversion