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Part 2: The 32-Bit/64-Bit Drivers : The DB2 Wire Protocol Driver : Connection Option Descriptions : Character Set for CCSID 65535
  
Character Set for CCSID 65535
Attribute
CharsetFor65535 (CF6)
Purpose
Specifies the IANA code page to be used by the driver to convert character data stored as bit data in character columns (Char, Varchar, Longvarchar, Clob, Char for Bit Data, Varchar for Bit Data, Longvarchar for Bit Data) defined with CCSID 65535.
Valid Values
0 | IANA_code_page
where:
IANA_code_page
is a valid IANA code page. Refer to "IBM to IANA Code Page Values" in "Code Page Values" of the DataDirect Connect Series for ODBC Reference for a list of the most commonly used IBM code pages and their IANA code page equivalents.
Behavior
If unspecified or set to 0, the driver returns these columns as binary columns (SQL_BINARY, SQL_VARBINARY, SQL_LONGVARBINARY) and does no conversion of the data.
If an IANA code page is specified, the driver returns these columns as character columns in the character set specified. The driver does no conversion of data supplied in bound parameters.
Default
0
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