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This is a brand new machine (well, relatively new) and it shipped with CCSID 65535. Am I reading you correctly that you suggest never USING 65535, and instead setting it to a valid value (such as 37)? jOE > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Coulter > > >But when I create a data file on my machine, I end up with a > default CCSID > >of 37. > >Not sure why. > > The 37 comes from the default CCSID of your job and is used because you > have 65535 as your system default. That is such a dumb idea because it > causes major problems with SQL and remote database access. That's why IBM > came up with a default job CCSID. It is set based on the job's > language ID > and is used when a CCSID is needed and the system knows 65535 is silly. > The National Language Support manuals contain more than you'll > ever want to > know about this stuff. > > I can't remember if IBM ship QCCSID with 65535 or if that only happens if > you slip install a release that already has 65535. Bruce Vining knows > about this stuff and may provide more details.
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