chars

This multi-valued, list attribute specifies the names of the coded fonts that are used to print a data set on a printer.

ISPF field name

Character sets

Allowed values

You can enter 1–4 coded font names. Each name can be any combination of 1–4 letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0–9), and special characters (# $ @). Blanks and other special characters are not allowed. If a value contains special characters, enclose the value in quotation marks. Lowercase letters are converted to uppercase. For valid coded font names, see IBM® AFP Fonts: Font Summary for AFP Font Collection.

If you specify more than one value, separate the values by spaces and enclose the list of values in braces. For example:

chars={GT12 GB12 GI12}