re: Unicode

[Richard Theis <theis_richard@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank wrote :
> IMO DBCS sucks.  UNICODE is the way to go. Having said that
> the iseries/AS400?? is not a UNICODE machine, so you will
> need to do your application in DBCS.

This last affirmation is not true.  You can directly use UNICODE

Excerpt from InfoCenter :
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OS/400 provides external support for Unicode in the following parts of the
system (see note, below):
      Database files and functions
      DB2(R) UDB for iSeries(TM)
      SQL tables
      Query files and tools
      DDS
      Display file and panel groups
      Unicode variables in UIM
      ILE high-level languages such as RPG
      Message handling and message catalogs


Several other OS/400 functions implement Unicode internally so that
character data integrity is maintained for users across multilingual
platforms.


Note: These topics do not give detailed information on application
development as it relates to the implementation of Unicode. Rather, they
provide highlights of OS/400 support for Unicode. Where possible, reference
to a book that provides detailed information for UCS-2 implementation is
given. You should have available and understand the information in the
Unicode standard.


or more information about Unicode, see the Unicode(Embedded image moved to
file: pic21482.gif)Link outside Information Center web page.


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Bonne réception/Best regards
Richard THEIS
  iSeries Education, France
  theis_richard@xxxxxxxxxx