DBCS Character Strings

DBCS character strings are SQL data types similar to fixed-length character strings, but are encoded using DBCS characters instead of single- or mixed-byte characters.

Host Variable Formats

OpenESQL and DB2 ECM

01 dbcs-field1      PIC N(X) USAGE DISPLAY-1.
01 dbcs-field2      PIC G(X).

For more information on using host variables with international data, see OpenESQL Globalization Best Practices.