Discontinuation of UTF-8 as code set of local host

HULFT

10.2.0

For the following products, use of UTF-8 for the code of the local host has been discontinued:

  • HULFT10 for zOS

  • HULFT10 for IBMi

Therefore, UTF-8 data is no longer handled in the following files:

  • Send file

  • Receive file

  • Joined file

  • Split file

For HULFT10 for zOS

Management information fields

The following fields in the System Environment Settings have been removed:

Table 7.16 Obsolete fields

Field Name

Tag Name

Code Set for Transfer

CS4TRNSFR

 

Part of the setting values of the following fields in the Send Management Information have been discontinued:

Table 7.17 Obsolete setting values

Field Name

Tag Name

Obsolete Setting Value

Shiftcode Mode

SHIFT-CODE

Y (Add)

N (Do not add)

For HULFT10 for IBMi

Setting values of the management information

Part of the setting values of the following fields in the System Environment Settings have been discontinued:

Table 7.18 Obsolete setting values

Field Name

Tag Name

Obsolete Setting Value

Code Set for Transfer

CS4TRNSFR

8 (UTF-8)

 

Part of the setting values of the following fields in the Send Management Information have been discontinued:

Table 7.19 Obsolete setting values

Field Name

Tag Name

Obsolete Setting Value

Shiftcode Mode

SHIFTTRANSACT

Y (Add)

N (None)

 

Part of the setting values of the following fields in the Send Management Information have been discontinued for the parameter file that is used in the following command:

Table 7.20 Obsolete setting values

Command Name

Program Name

Field Name

Tag Name

Obsolete Setting Value

Management Information Batch Registration command

UTLIUPDT

Shiftcode Mode

SHIFTTRANSACT

Y

N

Joined File Split parameter

Part of the setting values of the parameter have been discontinued for the following command:

Table 7.21 Obsolete parameters

Command Name

Program Name

Parameter

Obsolete Setting Value

Joined File Split command

UTLBREAK

SHIFT=

SHIFT

C

S

Custom character table

The following custom character table files have been discontinued:

Table 7.22 List of custom character table files

Input Code

Output Code

Custom Character Table File

Custom Character Conversion File

EUC-JP

UTF-8

GTETO8

GTETO8

Shift-JIS

UTF-8

GTSTO8

GTSTO8

JEF

UTF-8

GTJTO8

GTJTO8

UTF-8

EUC-JP

GT8TOE

GT8TOE

UTF-8

Shift-JIS

GT8TOS

GT8TOS

UTF-8

JEF

GT8TOJ

GT8TOJ

 

The following template files for the NEC special character table have been discontinued:

Table 7.23 List of template files for the NEC special character table

Input Code

Output Code

Template Member Name

EUC-JP

UTF-8

KTETO8

Shift-JIS

UTF-8

KTSTO8

JEF

UTF-8

KTJTO8

UTF-8

EUC-JP

KT8TOE

UTF-8

Shift-JIS

KT8TOS

UTF-8

JEF

KT8TOJ

 

Part of the setting values of the parameter have been discontinued for the Custom Character Table Translate command (UTLGTFEXTD).

Table 7.24 Setting values of the parameter that are obsolete

Parameter

Obsolete Setting Value

Remarks

I=

E8

Translate the custom character table for EUC-JP to UTF-8 conversion

and

S8

Translate the custom character table for Shift-JIS to UTF-8 conversion

INPUT

J8

Translate the custom character table for JEF to UTF-8 conversion

 

8E

Translate the custom character table for UTF-8 to EUC-JP conversion

 

8S

Translate the custom character table for UTF-8 to Shift-JIS conversion

 

8J

Translate the custom character table for UTF-8 to JEF conversion

 

8G

Translate the custom character table for UTF-8 to GB18030 conversion

 

G8

Translate the custom character table for GB18030 to UTF-8 conversion

O=

E8

Output the content of the custom character table for EUC-JP to UTF-8 conversion

and

S8

Output the content of the custom character table for Shift-JIS to UTF-8 conversion

OUTPUT

J8

Output the content of the custom character table for JEF to UTF-8 conversion

 

8E

Output the content of the custom character table for UTF-8 to EUC-JP conversion

 

8S

Output the content of the custom character table for UTF-8 to Shift-JIS conversion

 

8J

Output the content of the custom character table for UTF-8 to JEF conversion

 

8G

Output the content of the custom character table for UTF-8 to GB18030 conversion

 

G8

Output the content of the custom character table for GB18030 to IBM Simplified Chinese conversion

 

The following templates for the characters added in JIS2004 have been discontinued:

Table 7.25 List of template files for the characters added in JIS2004

Template Member Name

J34TSTO8

J34T8TOS