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<h1 class="topictitle1">Positional entry considerations for ICF files that use DBCS</h1>
<div><p><span>Learn about double-byte character set
(DBCS) considerations for describing the length and data type positions for
ICF files.</span></p>
<p>Those positions not mentioned have no special considerations for DBCS.</p>
<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Length (positions 30 through 34)</h4><p>The
length of a field containing bracketed-DBCS data can range from 4 through
32 767 bytes.</p>
<p>Keep the following considerations in mind when
determining the length of a DBCS field:</p>
<ul><li>Each DBCS character is 2 bytes long.</li>
<li>Include both shift-control characters in the length of the field. Together,
these characters are 2 bytes long. <div class="p">For example, a field that contains up
to 3 DBCS characters, 1 shift-in character, and 1 shift-out character, has
8 bytes of data: <pre>(3 characters x 2 bytes) + (shift-out + shift-in) = 8</pre>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Data type (position 35)</h4><p>The
data type O (DBCS capable) makes a field DBCS.</p>
<p>Both bracketed-DBCS and
alphanumeric data can be used in a DBCS-capable field. Use shift-control characters
to distinguish DBCS data from alphanumeric data.</p>
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