DCTRAN: Translating A Single-Byte or Double-Byte Character to Another

How to:

The DCTRAN function translates a single-byte or double-byte character within a character string to another character based on its decimal value. To use DCTRAN, you need to know the decimal equivalent of the characters in internal machine representation.


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Syntax: How to Translate a Single-Byte or Double-Byte Character to Another
DCTRAN(length, source_string, inhexchar, outhexchar, output_format)

where:

length

Double

Is the number of characters in the source string .

source_string

Alphanumeric

Is the character string to be translated.

inhexchar

Double

Is the ASCII or EBCDIC decimal value of the character to be translated.

outhexchar

Double

Is the ASCII or EBCDIC decimal value of the character to be used as a substitute for inhexchar.

output

Alphanumeric

Is the name of the field that contains the result, or the format of the output value enclosed in single quotation marks.



Example: Using DCTRAN to Translate Double-Byte Characters

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