Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-14 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2012-05-14 17:35, Phil Smith pisze: The C manual on etoa() says, "The conversion is performed using the codeset page associated with the current locale." So what does that mean in the real world, if 037 is the "real" codepage (and what's a "codeset page", if not a codepage?!) used by z/

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-14 Thread Phil Smith
The C manual on etoa() says, "The conversion is performed using the codeset page associated with the current locale." So what does that mean in the real world, if 037 is the "real" codepage (and what's a "codeset page", if not a codepage?!) used by z/OS itself? Can changing the "locale" change

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-14 Thread David Crayford
On 14/05/2012 8:29 PM, McKown, John wrote: Agree. Most people, especially US, would likely consider CP-037 to be the "z/OS code page" because that is the only one supported by JCL, and the main one for COBOL. z/OS UNIX seems to "like" IBM-1047 which is generally compatible with CP-037 (other th

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-14 Thread McKown, John
30 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: Codepages and locales > > W dniu 2012-05-10 23:52, Phil Smith pisze: > > How many z/OS shops actually run with a different locale (codepage)? > > > > I mean both globally for the entire system as well as > within one or m

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-13 Thread Charles Mills
Phil Smith Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 5:52 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Codepages and locales How many z/OS shops actually run with a different locale (codepage)? I mean both globally for the entire system as well as within one or more databases. I'm assuming the second set is much l

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-13 Thread Charles Mills
:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tony Harminc Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 12:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Codepages and locales On 11 May 2012 08:27, Phil Smith wrote: > Paul Gilmartin wrote: >>"Different" from what.  Everything is different from something else. &

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-12 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2012-05-10 23:52, Phil Smith pisze: How many z/OS shops actually run with a different locale (codepage)? I mean both globally for the entire system as well as within one or more databases. I'm assuming the second set is much larger than the first; it's the first I'm really interested i

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-11 Thread Tony Harminc
On 11 May 2012 08:27, Phil Smith wrote: > Paul Gilmartin wrote: >>"Different" from what.  Everything is different from something else. >>Perhaps different from IBM-1047? > > Doh, yeah, sorry. "It seemed obvious at the time..." - but of course you're > right, it wasn't. It's perhaps even a little

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-11 Thread Phil Smith
Paul Gilmartin wrote: >"Different" from what. Everything is different from something else. >Perhaps different from IBM-1047? Doh, yeah, sorry. "It seemed obvious at the time..." - but of course you're right, it wasn't. ...phsiii -

Re: Codepages and locales

2012-05-10 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 10 May 2012 14:52:17 -0700, Phil Smith wrote: >How many z/OS shops actually run with a different locale (codepage)? > >I mean both globally for the entire system as well as within one or more >databases. > >I'm assuming the second set is much larger than the first; it's the first I'm >re

Codepages and locales

2012-05-10 Thread Phil Smith
How many z/OS shops actually run with a different locale (codepage)? I mean both globally for the entire system as well as within one or more databases. I'm assuming the second set is much larger than the first; it's the first I'm really interested in. Thanks. ...phsiii -