ASCII

Defines all DC C'...' variables using ASCII instead of EBCDIC characters.
Restriction: This topic applies to Windows environments only.

Syntax:

[NO]ASCII

Properties:

Default: NOASCII

Build Settings:

Type directly into the Additional Directives field on the Assembler tab of your project properties Assembler page.

Comments:

  • The ASCII directive affects C'...' items only. For example, EBCDIC characters defined using DC X'F1' are not affected.
  • Use of the ASCII directive could cause application logic to fail if the application assumes character data is in EBCDIC collating sequence order.
Parent topic: Assembler Compiler Directives