Graphic character set

Specifies the character identifier for the printer file. When a printer file that was created with the CHRID DDS keyword is used with a work station device, the system translates data sent to and received from the device (as necessary) to ensure that the correct characters are shown, and to ensure that the correct hexadecimal byte values are returned to the application program.

The possible values are:

*DEVD
The value specified on the CHRID parameter in the device description of the work station on which the application is running, is used. If no CHRID value is specified, the QCHRID system value for the system on which the application is running, is used. No conversion is necessary because the file has the same character identifier as the work station.

*SYSVAL
The CHRID value specified for the system on which the application is being run is used. Translation may be necessary depending on the character identifier of the work station.

*JOBCCSID
The character data is changed from the device CHRID to the CCSID (coded character set identifier) of the job on printer file input, and from the CCSID of the job to the device CHRID on printer file output.

*CMDDFT
The system default is used.