multi byte

Description

The multi byte connector option enables entity and field names to be stored in a multibyte language (such as Japanese). This connector option is required to store double-byte data.

When the multi byte option is set, DBMS wildcard literals are not supported. This option has no effect on Uniface wildcards.

The difference between a DBMS wildcard literal and a Uniface wildcard is that a Uniface wildcard is translated into the DBMS wildcard. Wildcard literal support means that if a DBMS wildcard is included in the actual data, it is not treated as a wildcard.

In other words, if the actual data includes a percent sign (%), and wildcard literals are supported, the % in the data is treated as a percent sign and not as a wildcard by the DBMS.