Double-byte character text in CL commands

You can use double-byte character data anywhere in a CL command that descriptive text can be used.

Enter double-byte character text as follows:

  1. Begin the double-byte character text with an apostrophe (').
  2. Enter a shift-out character.
  3. Enter the double-byte character text.
  4. Enter a shift-in character.
  5. End the double-byte character text with an apostrophe (').

For example, to enter the double-byte character literal ABC, enter the following, where Shift-out character represents the shift-out character and Shift-out character represents the shift-in character:

' Shift-out character ABC Shift-out character'

Limit the length of a double-byte character text description of an object to 14 double-byte characters, plus the shift control characters, to make sure that the description is properly displayed and printed.

Parent topic: Character sets