Interesting. Just to add 2 cents to the discussion - On my blog page (
https://ibmireference.blogspot.com) I show a couple of PTF comparison SQL's.
My notes on it say:
"These IBM i SQL's will output the group PTF's currently installed on your system and compare them to the group PTF's currently available.
Both choices will run in ACS 'Run SQL Scripts' or 5250 green screen STRSQL.
In 5250 green screen STRSQL, the CCSID of the user profile running the SQL must be set to 37." (Set CCSID in the user profile, log off, log back on, run SQL).
Here is an interesting thread I ran into on this:
https://code400.com/forum/forum/iseries-programming-languages/iseries-system-administration/153948-switch-from-ccsid-65535-to-37
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4. Jobs that use 65535 CCSID... Why? (Brad Stone)
5. Re: Jobs that use 65535 CCSID... Why? (Holger Scherer)
6. Re: Jobs that use 65535 CCSID... Why? (Charles Wilt)
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date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 08:21:06 -0600
from: Brad Stone <bvstone@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Jobs that use 65535 CCSID... Why?
In another thread on the RPG list the job CCSID of 65535 came up. Niels called it the "no translation" CCSID.
It made me think of a question I've been wondering about for a while. Why is this CCSID used? I've never seen it do anything but cause translation errors when working with stream files or sockets.
Should this CCSID be treated differently than others when working with translations? Or would it make sense to have the user set their job's CCSID to something more "meaningful"?
I see it used more and more... what is the purpose of this, and why does it seem to almost be a default on some systems (mostly non US from what I see).
Bradley V. Stone
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date: Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:24:25 +0000
from: "Holger Scherer" <hs@xxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Jobs that use 65535 CCSID... Why?
this is an "old" CCSID - lots of systems in former times have been installed using this CCSID and if you only run local programs without much transfer to other systems, then there is no translation and there is not translation hazzle.
But nowadays is...
-h
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date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 07:24:58 -0700
from: Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: Re: Jobs that use 65535 CCSID... Why?
It was the default for all AS/400's originally...
If you followed the system install guide, one of the first steps was to set QCCSID properly.
Now IBM ships QCCSID set according to the primary language installed.
But for those who have migrated through the ages...
Charles
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