Table 2-3 shows which character sets are supported at the mainframe.
Type of character set |
Character set name |
Includes Hankaku Katakana? |
|---|---|---|
Single-byte |
EBCDIC |
Yes, in Japan only. |
Double-byte |
IBM Kanji |
No |
Although
single-byte characters can be read as either hankaku katakana or
lowercase alphabetic characters, only one option can be
specified in a single CICS region.
