Rational Developer for System z
Enterprise COBOL for z/OS, Version 4.1, Programming Guide


DBCS

Using DBCS causes the compiler to recognize X'0E' (SO) and X'0F' (SI) as shift codes for the double-byte portion of an alphanumeric literal.

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DBCS option syntax

   .-DBCS---.   
>>-+--------+--------------------------------------------------><
   '-NODBCS-'   

Default is: DBCS

Abbreviations are: None

With DBCS in effect, the double-byte portion of the literal is syntax-checked and the literal remains category alphanumeric.

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Conflicting compiler options


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