DBCS device file support

 

This section describes DBCS-capable device files and special considerations for working with DBCS-capable device files. Data description specifications (DDS), a language used to describe files, can be used with DBCS-capable device files.

• What a DBCS file is
  A DBCS file is a file that contains double-byte data or is used to process double-byte data. Other files are called alphanumeric files.

• When to indicate a DBCS file
  This topic describes the situations in which you should indicate that a file is DBCS.

• How to indicate a DBCS file
  You must indicate that a device file is a DBCS file in order for the system to process double-byte data properly. You can indicate a DBCS file in the ways described in this topic.

• Improperly indicated DBCS files
  If you do not properly indicate that a file is a DBCS file, some errors might occur.

 

Parent topic:

Double-byte character set support