Code Set for Transfer

The code set that is used in the Send file and the Receive file is called 'Code Set for Transfer.'

Specify the Code Set for Transfer of the local host for Code Set for Transfer (cs4trnsfr) in the System Environment Settings.

Specify the Code Set for Transfer of the remote host for Code Set for Transfer (KCODETYPE) in the Host Information.

 

The following shows the types of code sets that you can specify for Code Set for Transfer (cs4trnsfr) in the System Environment Settings for each product of HULFT Ver.8.1 or higher.

Table 1.6 Available Code Set for Transfer by Product

Product Name

Available Types of Code Set for Transfer

HULFT for zOS

IBM Kanji

UTF-8(*1)

HULFT for MSP

Fujitsu Kanji (JEF) (*5)

HULFT for XSP

Fujitsu Kanji (JEF) (*5)

HULFT for IBMi

IBM Kanji

IBM Simplified Chinese (*2)

UTF-8

HULFT for UNIX/Linux(*3)

Shift-JIS

EUC-JP

GB18030(*2)

UTF-8

HULFT for NSK

Shift-JIS

EUC-JP (*4)

GB18030 (*2)(*4)

UTF-8 (*4)

HULFT for Windows

Shift-JIS

GB18030(*2)

UTF-8

*1

:

HULFT cannot carry out Code Conversion of UTF-8 in HULFT for zOS. (HULFT can only carry out transfer of UTF-8 data.)

*2

:

This is a new Chinese code set that has been added to HULFT Ver.8.1. You can specify it when the remote host also runs HULFT Ver.8.1 or higher.

*3

:

You must specify the code set for Code Set for Transfer so that the code set matches the system locale.

*4

:

You can specify this code set in HULFT for NSK, but because NonStop does not support it, operation is not guaranteed.

*5

:

In HULFT for MSP and HULFT for XSP, there is no setting of the Code Set for Transfer in the System Environment Settings. The code set that is used in the Send file and the Receive file is 'Fujitsu Kanji (JEF),' which is the code of local host type.

 

In HULFT lower than Ver.8.1, the code set of the Send file or the Receive file corresponds to the code of local host type.

The code of local host type varies depending on HULFT product type, as shown below.

  • HULFT for UNIX/Linux and HULFT for NSK

    You can select a code set from the following types:

    • Shift-JIS

    • EUC

    • UTF-8

    Specify the code of local host type for Kanji Code Type in the System Environment Settings.

  • Other than HULFT for UNIX/Linux and HULFT for NSK

    The code set is fixed according to the product type, as shown below.

    Product Name

    Code of Local Host Type

    HULFT for zOS

    IBM Kanji

    HULFT for IBMi

    IBM Kanji

    HULFT for MSP

    Fujitsu Kanji (JEF)

    HULFT for XSP

    Fujitsu Kanji (JEF)

    HULFT for K

    Fujitsu Kanji (JEF)

    HULFT for Mainframe Type VOS

    Hitachi Kanji (KEIS)

    HULFT for Mainframe Type ACOS

    NEC Kanji (JIPS (E))

    HULFT for Windows

    Shift-JIS

 

Unless otherwise noted, this document uses the term 'Code Set for Transfer,' which is the term that Ver.8.1 and higher uses.

For HULFT lower than Ver.8.1, read this term as shown below.

HULFT Ver.8.1 or Higher

HULFT Lower Than Ver.8.1

Code Set for Transfer (cs4trnsfr) in the System Environment Settings (*1)

Code of local host type

Code Set for Transfer (KCODETYPE) in the Host Information

Kanji Code Type in the Host Information

*1

:

In HULFT for MSP and HULFT for XSP, there is no setting of the Code Set for Transfer in the System Environment Settings. Read it as the code of local host type 'Fujitsu Kanji (JEF).'