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Characterset Definition

The characterset definition specifies which character set the Open SiteSearch Database Builder software uses when building a database. Currently, the Database Builder software supports two character sets: ASCII and EBCDIC. You only need to use the characterset definition when, in final production, the database will be hosted on a platform that uses a different character set format than the platform you are using to build the database. If characterset is not defined in the database description (.dsc) file, the Database Builder software uses the character set native to the host platform by default. ASCII is the native format on most computer platforms, while EBCDIC is the native format on IBM mainframe platforms. In most cases, you will use ASCII format. If you do not know the character set format of your host platform (or of a target platform), contact the manufacturer(s).

Note:

If your source contains fields with binary data which you do not want converted to character format (ASCII or EBCDIC), you must use the noconvertflds definition in the .dsc file to specify which fields to preserve.

Syntax

characterset: characterset

Element

Description

characterset

Denotes the characterset option within the .dsc file.

characterset

Specifies which character set format the Database Builder software uses: ascii or ebcdic.

Example

In the following example, characterset is set to EBCDIC.

characterset: ebcdic

See Also

Creating a Database Description (.dsc) File
Database Description (.dsc) File: Structure and Syntax
Database Description (.dsc) File Example
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