NATIVE

Specifies the default collating sequence for comparisons.

Syntax:

>>-.---.--NATIVE--"coll-seq"---------------><
   +-/-+

Parameters:

coll-seq Either "ASCII" or "EBCDIC".

Properties:

Default: NATIVE"ASCII"
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Initial

Dependencies:

Set to NATIVE"ASCII" immediately by CHARSET"ASCII".

Set to NATIVE"EBCDIC" at end by CHARSET"EBCDIC".

Comments:

The keys in an indexed file are always ordered by the ASCII collating sequence.