Code page of data file

Specifies the method of obtaining the stream file code page and the coded character set identifier (CCSID) equivalent of the code page that is used for data conversion.

Possible values are:

Use code page of data file
If the file exists and data conversion is requested, the CCSID equivalent of the code page associated with the stream file is used to perform the conversion.

IBM PC data
Specifies that a code page in the IBM PC Data encoding scheme (x2100) is computed. This code page is associated with the target stream file and is used for data conversion if it is requested.

PC ASCII
Specifies that a code page in the Microsoft Windows encoding scheme (x4105) is computed. This code page is associated with the target stream file and is used for data conversion if it is requested. This option allows the resulting data to be used by Microsoft Windows applications.

Integer value
Specifies the code page to be used. The specified code page is associated with the stream file when it is created.