Makes the Compiler accept characters of the Double-byte Character Set (DBCS) for use in ideographic languages such as Japanese,
                  Chinese and Korean. 
                  
               
            
 
            
            
               Syntax:
 
                
               >>-.---.-.-------DBCS-"integer"-.---------><
   A-/-+ +.----.-DBCS-----------+
          +-NO-+ 
                 
            
            
               Parameters:
 
                
               
                
                   
                  
                  -  
                     integer 
                     
                  
- One of: 
                     
                      
                         
                        
                        - 1 
                           
                        
- Behavior as in earlier versions of this Compiler. 
                           
                        
- 2 
                           
                        
- Provides full System Application Architecture (SAA) DBCS support. This directive sets DBSPACE. 
                           
                        
- 3 
                           
                        
- Includes DBCS support as in IBM COBOL/370. This includes the use of PIC N, PIC G, and DBCS literals specified with "delimiter
                           N". 
                           
                        
 
  
            
            
               Properties:
 
                
               
                
                  
                  
                      
                         
                         
                        
                         
                           
                            
                              
                              | Default: | NODBCS | 
 
                           
                            
                              
                              | Phase: | Syntax check | 
 
                           
                            
                              
                              | $SET: | Initial | 
 
                           
                         
                        
                     
                    
                  
                 
               
              
            
            
               Dependencies:
 
                
               
               Set to DBCS"2" immediately by SAA, VSC2"2", VSC2"3" or MF"7". 
                  
               
 
               
                Set to DBCS"3" immediately by COBOL370 or MF"integer" where 
                  integer > 7.