Defines the default USAGE for PIC N clauses and controls the interpretation of national literals.
Syntax:
>>-.---.--NSYMBOL--"nsymbol-type"---------><
+-/-+
Parameters:
-
nsymbol-type
- The meaning of the N symbol. Possible values are:
- DBCS
- In a PIC N clause with no USAGE clause specified, the USAGE clause is DISPLAY-1, that is, the characters are DBCS characters
An N symbol prefixing a literal identifies a DBCS literal
- NATIONAL
- In a PIC N clause with no USAGE clause specified, the USAGE clause is NATIONAL, that is, the characters are Unicode characters
An N symbol prefixing a literal identifies a Unicode literal
Properties:
| Default:
|
NSYMBOL"DBCS"
|
| Phase:
|
Syntax check
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| $SET:
|
Yes
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