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X 6.1.6.4.2 DBCS Items




X >_Host_> Under OS/390 and VM, DBCS data items and literals can be used
X with all relational operators. Comparisons are based on the binary
X collating sequence of the hexadecimal values of the DBCS characters. If
X the DBCS items are not the same length, the smaller item is padded on the
X right with DBCS spaces. <_Host_<


X >_Workstation_> Under AIX, OS/2, and Windows, comparisons of DBCS data
X items and literals are based on a collation sequence according to the
X COLLSEQ compiler option:


X Note: The PROGRAM COLLATING SEQUENCE clause will not be applied in
X comparisons of DBCS data items and literals.


X DBCS items can be compared only with DBCS items.

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