DBCS Processing Functions

This section describes the functions that support DBCS mixed strings. These functions handle mixed strings regardless of the OPTIONS mode.

Note:
When used with DBCS functions, length is always measured in bytes (as opposed to LENGTH(string), which is measured in characters).

Counting Option

In EBCDIC, when specified in the functions, the counting option can control whether the SO and SI are considered present when determining the length. Y specifies counting SO and SI within mixed strings. N specifies not to count the SO and SI, and is the default.