Re: CPYTOSTMF character translation

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Hello Joe,

You wrote:
>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.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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