The MOVE Statement (DBCS)

Syntax Rules

All the identifiers and literals must be of class DBCS if any one of them is.
Items of class DBCS, category alphanumeric, and category alphabetic can be mixed freely.
In Format 2, the MOVE CORRESPONDING format, if either of a pair of matching items is of class DBCS then they both must be.

If the sending field is of class DBCS and a receiving field is of category DBCS Edited, editing is carried out on that receiving field. For any other combination of fields of class DBCS, no conversion, editing, or de-editing is done.
This rule is relaxed as follows. If a receiving field is of category DBCS edited, it is edited. For any other combination that includes a field of class DBCS, no conversion, editing, or de-editing is done.
If a receiving field is a different size from the sending field, the data is stored in that receiving item and truncated or padded on the right with DBCS spaces.