View provides support for DBCS characters such as Chinese, Japanese or Korean.
For View to recognize and process DBCS data, you must ensure the following:
- DBCS data is enclosed by shift out (X'0E')/shift-in (X'0F') characters
- Shift-Out/Shift-In pairing is completed in each logical record
- PRMODE=SOSI1 or PRMODE=SOSI2 is specified for the data set in its //OUTPUT statement (an IBM requirement for printing to a 3800 printer)
Note: For JES3, the PRMODE parameter is only available to View when a data set is archived by the automatic report archival feature of View system extensions or by the direct-to- View archival feature of Deliver.
To view DBCS reports:
- You can view DBCS data only on a workstation that provides DBCS input/output capability such as 3270 information display. Currently, only the ISPF and Native TSO online retrieval options support the viewing of DBCS data.
- To reprint DBCS reports:
- To reprint a SYSOUT group containing DBCS data, you can use selection code J from online retrieval or the batch retrieval print function. The Print Services Facility (PSF) must control the printer to which the output is directed.
- Deliver does not support Double Byte Characters Set (DBCS) such as Chinese, Japanese or Korean on the panels or input fields.