On Mon, 8 Dec 2014 21:48:27 +0000, Jose Flores <[email protected]> wrote:

>Dear colleagues,
>
>I've been doing research on Unicode and related stuff and found a problem 
>while trying to assemble a simple program that uses G-type constants data.
>It all began when trying the GINIT parameter of the CICS BMS DFHMDF macro.
>
>The problem is that even a simple DC like those proposed in the HLASM 
>Programmer's Reference do not work as expected and I always get error 
>"ASMA206E G-type constant must not contain single-byte data - xxxxxxxx".
>
>Examples in the programmer's guide look like below.
>
>DBCS1     DC    G'<.A.B.C>'
>DBCS2     DC    GL10'<.A.B.C>'
>DBCS3     DC    GL4'<.A.B.C>'
>
>They all generate the same error. HLASM R6.0 (PTF UK71661).
>
>Anyone can provide a hint? 

The notation is fully explained on page 7 of the HLASM Language Reference, in 
the section titled "Double-byte character set notation," where you can see what 
the <, >, and . characters in those examples mean.

-- 
Walt

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