STRING_CS helps determine which encoding to use when using the TRANSLATE function to translate a string from the KANJI1 server character set to the UNICODE server character set.
| IF the result value is … | THEN substitute the following value for source_TO_target in TRANSLATE(string_expression USING source_to_target ) … |
|---|---|
| -1 | KANJI1_SBC_TO_UNICODE. |
| 0 | KANJI1_SBC_TO_UNICODE. |
| 1 | KANJI1_KANJIEBCDIC_TO_UNICODE. |
| 2 | KANJI1_KANJIEUC_TO_UNICODE. |
| 3 | KANJI1_KANJISJIS_TO_UNICODE. |