DSNTIAUL Files

Code Page Support

If any translation tables are defined in SYSIBM.SYSSTRINGS, they will appear on the Import window in the Codepage list box. The format in the list box is FROM n1 TO n2, where n1 is the number of the code page being translated from and n2 is the number of the code page being translated to.

When you select an item from the Codepage list box, Import loads the translation table for that conversion and uses it to convert character data during the import operation. You can specify which fields to convert by selecting Yes or No in the EBCDIC column of the Table Definition Grid. Normally, a conversion is performed for all applicable fields.

The format of the SYSIBM.SYSTRINGS table is as follows:

Column Name Type Length Description
INCCSID int 2 Code page number to translate From.
OUTCCSID int 2 Code page number to translate To.
TRANSTYPE CHAR 2 Not used by Import.
ERRORBYTE CHAR 1 Not used by Import.
SUBBTYPE CHAR 1 Not used by Import.
TRANSPROC CHAR 8 Not used by Import.
IBMREQD CHAR 1 Not used by Import.
TRANSTAB VARCHAR for bit data 256 Translation table to convert from INCCSID code page to OUTCCSID code page.