1.1.4.3 "COBOL Language Reference" IBM Library Server

X 1.1.4.3 DBCS Literals

X Table 5 lists the formats and rules for DBCS literals. You can use either
X quotes or apostrophes for the opening and closing delimiters.

X Rules	X OS/390 and VM	X AIX, OS/2, and Windows

X Table 5. Format and Rules for Forming DBCS Literals
X Format X	X G"<D1D2D3>" X N"<D1D2D3>"	X G"D1D2D3" X N"D1D2D3"
X G" N" X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X	X Opening delimiters. They X must be followed immediately X by a shift-out control X character. X For N-literals, when X embedded quotes/apostrophes X are specified as part of X DBCS characters in a DBCS X literal, a single embedded X DBCS quote/apostrophe is X represented by 2 DBCS X quotes/apostrophes. If a X single embedded DBCS X quote/apostrophe is found, X an E-level compiler message X will be issued and a second X embedded DBCS X quote/apostrophe will be X assumed.	X Opening delimiters. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
X < X	X Represents the shift-out X control character (X'0E')	X N/A X
X > X	X Represents the shift-in X control character (X'0F')	X N/A X
X " X X X X X X X X X	X The closing delimiter. They X must appear immediately X after the shift-in control X character. X Single-byte quotation marks X or apostrophes can appear as X part of DBCS characters in a X DBCS literal between the X shift-out and shift-in X control characters.	X The closing delimiter. X X X X X X X X X
X Character X Range X X X	X X'00' to X'FF' for both X bytes, except for X'0F7F' X (or X'0F7D' if using X apostrophes as the opening X and closing delimiters).	X Any double-byte character X in a DBCS code page. X X X
X Maximum X Length	X 28 Characters X	X N/A X
X Continuation X Rules	X Cannot be continued across X lines.	X Cannot be continued across X lines.

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X 1.1.4.3 DBCS Literals

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