APPC/MVS makes use of character strings composed of characters
from one of the following character sets:
- Character set 01134, which is composed of the uppercase letters A
through Z and numerals 0-9.
- Character set Type A, which is composed of the uppercase letters A
through Z, numerals 0-9, national characters (@, $, #), and must begin
with either an alphabetic or a national character.
- Character set 00640, which is composed of the uppercase and lowercase
letters A through Z, numerals 0-9, and 19 special characters. Note
that APPC/MVS does not allow blanks in 00640 character strings.
These character sets, along with hexadecimal and graphic representations,
are provided in the following table:
Table 1. Character Sets 01134, Type A,
and 00640Hex Code |
Graphic |
Description |
Character Set |
---|
01134 |
Type A |
00640 |
---|
40 |
|
Blank |
|
|
|
4B |
. |
Period |
|
|
X |
4C |
< |
Less than sign |
|
|
X |
4D |
( |
Left parenthesis |
|
|
X |
4E |
+ |
Plus sign |
|
|
X |
50 |
& |
Ampersand |
|
|
X |
5B |
$ |
Dollar sign |
|
X (Note 1) |
|
5C |
* |
Asterisk |
|
|
X (Note 2) |
5D |
) |
Right parenthesis |
|
|
X |
5E |
; |
Semicolon |
|
|
X |
60 |
– |
Dash |
|
|
X |
61 |
⁄ |
Slash |
|
|
X |
6B |
, |
Comma |
|
|
X (Note 3) |
6C |
% |
Percent sign |
|
|
X |
6D |
_ |
Underscore |
|
|
X |
6E |
> |
Greater than sign |
|
|
X |
6F |
? |
Question mark |
|
|
X |
7A |
: |
Colon |
|
|
X |
7B |
# |
Pound sign |
|
X (Note 1) |
|
7C |
@ |
At sign |
|
X (Note 1) |
|
7D |
' |
Single quote |
|
|
X |
7E |
= |
Equals sign |
|
|
X |
7F |
" |
Double quote |
|
|
X |
81 |
a |
Lowercase a |
|
|
X |
82 |
b |
Lowercase b |
|
|
X |
83 |
c |
Lowercase c |
|
|
X |
84 |
d |
Lowercase d |
|
|
X |
85 |
e |
Lowercase e |
|
|
X |
86 |
f |
Lowercase f |
|
|
X |
87 |
g |
Lowercase g |
|
|
X |
88 |
h |
Lowercase h |
|
|
X |
89 |
i |
Lowercase i |
|
|
X |
91 |
j |
Lowercase j |
|
|
X |
92 |
k |
Lowercase k |
|
|
X |
93 |
l |
Lowercase l |
|
|
X |
94 |
m |
Lowercase m |
|
|
X |
95 |
n |
Lowercase n |
|
|
X |
96 |
o |
Lowercase o |
|
|
X |
97 |
p |
Lowercase p |
|
|
X |
98 |
q |
Lowercase q |
|
|
X |
99 |
r |
Lowercase r |
|
|
X |
A2 |
s |
Lowercase s |
|
|
X |
A3 |
t |
Lowercase t |
|
|
X |
A4 |
u |
Lowercase u |
|
|
X |
A5 |
v |
Lowercase v |
|
|
X |
A6 |
w |
Lowercase w |
|
|
X |
A7 |
x |
Lowercase x |
|
|
X |
A8 |
y |
Lowercase y |
|
|
X |
A9 |
z |
Lowercase z |
|
|
X |
C1 |
A |
Uppercase A |
X |
X |
X |
C2 |
B |
Uppercase B |
X |
X |
X |
C3 |
C |
Uppercase C |
X |
X |
X |
C4 |
D |
Uppercase D |
X |
X |
X |
C5 |
E |
Uppercase E |
X |
X |
X |
C6 |
F |
Uppercase F |
X |
X |
X |
C7 |
G |
Uppercase G |
X |
X |
X |
C8 |
H |
Uppercase H |
X |
X |
X |
C9 |
I |
Uppercase I |
X |
X |
X |
D1 |
J |
Uppercase J |
X |
X |
X |
D2 |
K |
Uppercase K |
X |
X |
X |
D3 |
L |
Uppercase L |
X |
X |
X |
D4 |
M |
Uppercase M |
X |
X |
X |
D5 |
N |
Uppercase N |
X |
X |
X |
D6 |
O |
Uppercase O |
X |
X |
X |
D7 |
P |
Uppercase P |
X |
X |
X |
D8 |
Q |
Uppercase Q |
X |
X |
X |
D9 |
R |
Uppercase R |
X |
X |
X |
E2 |
S |
Uppercase S |
X |
X |
X |
E3 |
T |
Uppercase T |
X |
X |
X |
E4 |
U |
Uppercase U |
X |
X |
X |
E5 |
V |
Uppercase V |
X |
X |
X |
E6 |
W |
Uppercase W |
X |
X |
X |
E7 |
X |
Uppercase X |
X |
X |
X |
E8 |
Y |
Uppercase Y |
X |
X |
X |
E9 |
Z |
Uppercase Z |
X |
X |
X |
F0 |
0 |
Zero |
X |
X |
X |
F1 |
1 |
One |
X |
X |
X |
F2 |
2 |
Two |
X |
X |
X |
F3 |
3 |
Three |
X |
X |
X |
F4 |
4 |
Four |
X |
X |
X |
F5 |
5 |
Five |
X |
X |
X |
F6 |
6 |
Six |
X |
X |
X |
F7 |
7 |
Seven |
X |
X |
X |
F8 |
8 |
Eight |
X |
X |
X |
F9 |
9 |
Nine |
X |
X |
X |
Note: - Avoid these characters because they display differently depending
on the national language code page in use.
- Avoid using the asterisk in TP names because it causes a subset
list request when entered on panels of the APPC administration dialog
and in DISPLAY APPC commands.
- Avoid using the comma in TP names because it acts as a parameter
delimiter when entered in DISPLAY APPC commands.