The following table shows how FORMAT 'X(n)' applies to server character sets.
| IF a string expression has this character set … | THEN FORMAT 'X(n)' returns … |
|---|---|
| LATIN GRAPHIC UNICODE |
n logical characters. |
| KANJI1 KANJISJIS |
n bytes. |
The character string in a FORMAT clause cannot be of type KANJI1. The form FORMAT
_Kanji1 ‘hex_digits’XC in particular always generates an error.