Replacement data CCSID conversion status indicator (MDTACCSTA) return field

MDTACCSTA is the replacement data CCSID conversion status indicator.

Return codes help you determine what happened when the system converted your replacement data to the CCSID-to-convert-to parameter.

Positive return code numbers indicate that your conversion was successful. A successful return code does not always indicate that a conversion occurred. Negative return code numbers indicate that a conversion error occurred. These return codes are similar to the TXTCCSTA return codes. The return codes apply to the conversion that takes place on any *CCHAR replacement data being converted from the replacement data CCSID to the CCSID-to-convert-to value.

The following list shows the available return codes:

0
No conversion was necessary. The CCSID of the replacement data matched the CCSID that you wanted the text converted to.
1
No conversion occurred. Either the replacement data was 65535 or the CCSID that you wanted the replacement data converted to was 65535.
2
No conversion occurred. Either you did not ask for any replacement data to be returned or no *CCHAR replacement data fields were defined for the message description being retrieved.
3
The replacement data was converted to the CCSID specified. The conversion operation used the linguistic conversion tables.
4
A conversion error occurred when the conversion operation used the linguistic conversion tables. The conversion operation then used a default conversion table. The default conversion completed without error.
-1
An error occurred on both the linguistic and default conversions. The replacement data was not converted.
Related concepts
CCSID conversion status indicator (TXTCCSTA) return field