DBCS considerations for database files

These topics describe the DBCS considerations for the positional entries and keyword entries for physical and logical files, along with general considerations for database files.

• Positional entry considerations for database files that use DBCS
  These topics describe DBCS considerations for the length, data type, and decimal positional entries on database files. Positional entries that are not mentioned have no special considerations for DBCS.
• Keyword considerations for database files that use DBCS
  Do not specify DDS keywords intended for use with numeric data for fields containing DBCS data. The system treats DBCS data the same as character data, and, therefore, cannot perform arithmetic operations on it.
• Additional considerations for describing database files that contain DBCS data
  Be aware of the considerations when describing a database file that contains DBCS fields.