How DBCS conversion works

 

DBCS conversion is an interactive function between you and the system in which you enter an alphanumeric entry. The system displays related DBCS words, and you choose which word to use.

The system determines which words are related to an alphanumeric entry by checking DBCS conversion dictionaries. The system checks two DBCS conversion dictionaries when performing DBCS conversion. It checks the first user-created dictionary named QUSRIGCDCT found when searching a user's library list. Then, it checks the system-supplied dictionary, QSYSIGCDCT, stored in the library QSYS. (QSYSIGCDCT contains only Japanese double-byte characters.) You can create other user dictionaries, and you can give them names other than QUSRIGCDCT, but the system only refers to the first user-created dictionary named QUSRIGCDCT found in your library list when performing DBCS conversion.

After checking the dictionaries, the system displays words related to the alphanumeric entry. You then position the cursor under the word of your choice, and press Enter. The system enters that word where the cursor was positioned when you began DBCS conversion.

 

Parent topic:

DBCS conversion (for Japanese use only)

 

Related reference

DBCS conversion dictionaries