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CODE

CODE identifies the type of transferred data. The receiving system is responsible for performing any necessary conversion.

EBCDIC

Indicates that the transferred data are coded in EBCDIC format.

ASCII

Indicates that the transferred data are coded in ASCII format.

BINARY

Indicates that the transferred data are coded in binary format.

UTF8

Indicates that the transferred data are coded in UTF8 format.

UTF16

Indicates that the transferred data are coded in UTF16 format.

Default: EBCDIC

Notes:

• EBCDIC packed decimal fields cannot be transferred under EBCDIC. Use BINARY to transfer EBCDIC packed decimal data.
• If you specify CODE=ASCII and the receiving system is a mainframe, then this parameter is ignored.
• When UTF16 is specified, UTF16BE (Big Endian) or UTF16LE (Little Endian) is negotiated based on the CPU type of the local system.
• The LOCAL_CHARSET and REMOTE_CHARSET parameters are used to specify the translation that takes place on the transferred data when UTF8 or UTF16 is specified.
• For SEND JOB requests sent to a z/OS partner using Unicode (CODE=UTF8 or UTF16), the remote CCSID is required to be EBCDIC based as JES is unable to process non-EBCDIC characters.