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Setting Language Options

When CA IDMS Server transfers character data between the host system and a PC it uses translation tables based on English as spoken in the United States (U.S. English). You can override the default and create a customized translation table if your host system or PC uses code pages based on another language.

If you are using UAC on Windows Vista, you do not have the authority to update Language Options without signing on as an administrator. Alternately, you can remain signed on as a standard user, but right-click the ODBC Administrator executable and select "Run as Administrator."

The Type 2 JDBC driver first converts Unicode to the local character encoding for Windows. This data is then converted to mainframe format by the native SQL interface. The Type 3 and Type 4 JDBC drivers convert Unicode directly to mainframe format, and these options are not used.