NSYMBOL

Defines the default USAGE for PIC N clauses and controls the interpretation of national literals.

Syntax:

>>-.---.--NSYMBOL--"nsymbol-type"---------><
   +-/-+

Parameters:

nsymbol-type
The meaning of the N symbol. Possible values are:
DBCS
In a PIC N clause with no USAGE clause specified, the USAGE clause is DISPLAY-1, that is, the characters are DBCS characters

An N symbol prefixing a literal identifies a DBCS literal

NATIONAL
In a PIC N clause with no USAGE clause specified, the USAGE clause is NATIONAL, that is, the characters are Unicode characters

An N symbol prefixing a literal identifies a Unicode literal

Properties:

Default: NSYMBOL"DBCS"
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Yes

Dependencies:

DIALECT"ENTCOBOL" sets NSYMBOL"NATIONAL"