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
