Effects of displaying double-byte data at alphanumeric workstations

 

Alphanumeric display stations cannot display double-byte data correctly. If you try to display double-byte data at an alphanumeric display station, the following result happens:

• The system sends an inquiry message to that display station, asking whether you want to continue using the program with double-byte data or to cancel it.

• If you continue using the program, the system ignores the shift-control characters and interprets the double-byte characters as though they were single-byte characters. Displayed double-byte data does not make sense.

 

Parent topic:

DBCS display support