Wide Character Behavior
Specify the character set used for String fields with the W packing code. If the
database does not support Unicode, or it supports only Unicode BMP, use this setting to change its
behavior. Valid values are Unicode, BMP, or Use Character
Set.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
(default)
|
Default is Unicode |
Unicode
|
Full range of Unicode character set (Default) |
BMP
|
Basic Multilingual Plane. Unicode character set ranging from 0000 to FFFF. |
Use Character Set
|
Switches the W packing code
to the C packing code |
Description
If you set this property to Use Character
Set, you must also set the value of the Character Set property or
the $DEF_CHARSET assignment setting.
The Wide Character Behavior property overrides the value given by the $WIDE_CHAR_BEHAVIOR assignment setting.
