On 2017-11-02, at 13:28:08, Jonathan Scott wrote: > >> "DC C'['" should produce the same binary output regardless of input >> code page. > > The symbol displayed for a given byte value depends on the code page of > the terminal or printer being used to view it, so the interpretation of > the byte value as a specific symbol already depends on the code page. > It seems only reasonable to me that a programmer accustomed to using CP1047 who codes "DC CA'['" would expect the generated value to be X'5B', not X'DD', even as if the input were CP819. Translation on input accomplishes this for CP819. Why not for CP 1047?
But perhaps the proper RFE would be for DfSMS to extend the applicability of the CCSID parameter of the DD statement to all data set types rather than continuing to restrict it (WHY?) to ISO/ANSI Version 4 tapes. -- gil
