CCSID control keyword

Start of change The CCSID keyword may be specified several times, but each time must have a different value for the first parameter. End of change

Start of change CCSID(*EXACT) controls the general handling of CCSIDs within the module. End of change

Start of change The default CCSID for definitions can be temporarily changed using the /SET and /RESTORE directives. See /SET. End of change

Start of change CCSID(*CHAR), CCSID(*GRAPH), and CCSID(*UCS2). set the default CCSIDs for the module. These defaults are used for program-described input and output fields, and data definitions that do not have the CCSID keyword coded. End of change

The CCSID keyword also affects the CCSID of literals and compile time data. See CCSID of literals and compile-time data for more information.