You can use QCMDEXC to request double-byte character set (DBCS) input data to be entered with a command.
The command format used for QCMDEXC to prompt double-byte data is:
CALL QCMDEXC ('command' command-length IGC)
The third parameter of the QCMDEXC program, IGC, instructs the system to accept double-byte data. For example, the following CL program asks a user to provide double-byte text for a message. Then the system sends the following message:
PGM
CALL QCMDEXC ('?SNDMSG' 7 IGC)
ENDPGM
An explanation of the system message follows:
The following display is shown after running the QCMDEXC program. You can use double-byte conversion on this display:
SEND MESSAGE (SNDMSG)
TYPE CHOICES, PRESS ENTER.
MESSAGE TEXT . . . . . . . . . . . . _______________________________________
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TO USER PROFILE . . . . . . . . . . __________ NAME, *SYSOPR, *ALLACT...
BOTTOM
F3=EXIT F4=PROMPT F5=REFRESH F10=ADDITIONAL PARAMETERS F12=CANCEL
F13=HOW TO USE THIS DISPLAY F24=MORE KEYS
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