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.

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 field.

source_string

Alphanumeric

Is the character string to be translated.

decimal

Double

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

decvalue

Double

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

output_format

Alphanumeric
Example: Using DCTRAN to Translate Double-Byte Characters

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