Keyword considerations for database files that use DBCS
You should not specify DDS keywords to be used with numeric data for fields containing double-byte character set (DBCS) data. The system treats DBCS data the same as character data, and, therefore, cannot perform arithmetic operations on it.
Do not use the following DDS keywords with DBCS data fields (the data type specified in position 35 is O, J, E, or G):
ABSVAL
ALTSEQ CHECK(M10) CHECK(M10F) CHECK(M11) CHECK(M11F) CHECK(VN) |
CHECK(VNE)
DATFMT DATSEP DIGIT EDTCDE EDTWRD FLTPCN |
REFSHIFT
SIGNED SST TIMFMT TIMSEP TRNTBL ZONE |
Notes:
- The SST keyword is allowed on fields with a data type of G.
- The REFSHIFT keyword is allowed on fields with a data type of O, J, or E.