Padding character options (NTLPADCHAR)

The Padding character options group box contains three fields to specify the following values: the SBCS padding character, DBCS padding character, and national padding character. The appropriate padding character is used when a value is moved into a national datatype item and does not fill the national datatype item completely.

The padding characters are specified in the following order:

  1. Single-byte to national The sending item is a single-byte item, such as alphabetic or alphanumeric. Specify a national hexadecimal character. The default is NX"0020".
  2. Double-byte to national The sending item is a double-byte item. Specify a national hexadecimal character. The default is NX"3000".
  3. National to national The sending item is a national item. Specify a national hexadecimal character. The default is NX"3000".