Set Character Set - Call-Level Interface Version 2

Teradata Call-Level Interface Version 2 Reference for Mainframe-Attached Systems

Product
Call-Level Interface Version 2
Release Number
15.00
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2018-09-28
dita:id
B035-2417
lifecycle
previous
Product Category
Teradata Tools and Utilities

Set Character Set

Set Character Set is a one byte field that is initialized to the default value provided for Set Character Set in the HSHSPB.

 

In this language...

The variable name for Set Character Set is...

COBOL

DBCAREA‑SET‑CHAR‑SET

PL/I

SET_CHAR_SET

C

charset_type

IBM Assembler

DBOSCSP

 

This routine...

Does this for Set Character Set...

DBCHINI

writes

DBCHCL

reads (CON; RSUP; IWP; IRQ)

 

Set Character Set is used by...

To...

applications

write

When the value for Set Character Set is not appropriate for the application, you should perform the following procedure before calling DBCHCL for any function.

1 Set Change Options to 'Y'.

2 Change the value for Set Character Set to N.

Use mnemonics for the codes. Mnemonics are provided in the language definition file for the DBCAREA.