EBCDIC, EBCDIC DBCS, UTF-16, and ASCII all require the user to know the code page for the data set. UTF-8 uses up to 32 bits and incorporates all languages include several DBCS languages from Asia.
On Sun, Feb 9, 2020 at 10:07 PM Edward Finnell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Guess I don't see the reasoning. IBM has had DBCS for decades. > > http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27004197&aid=1In a message > dated 2/9/2020 9:58:05 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Gil corrected me: > > You're describing UTF-8. UTF-16 uses 16-bit code units.> > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-16> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTF-16 > > > Jeez, yes, of course. Brainfart! Thanks. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------For > IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,send email to > [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
