Modifying Fixed and COBOL Formats

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Modifying Fixed and COBOL Formats

You can modify the following options for fixed and COBOL formats.

Option: Description
Character set: The code set that is used to translate the data in the data table
Driver: The driver that is used with the delimited format. For more information, see Selecting a Driver.
Machine: The machine type that produced the data files. For more information, see Modifying the Machine Description.

Global Language Support

For a fixed format, you can select a desired GLS code set from the Character Set selection list. For information about locales and code sets, see the IBM Informix: GLS User's Guide.

End of Global Language Support

To modify the options for fixed and COBOL formats

Display the format-definition window for the desired format.
To do this, follow the steps in Creating a Fixed Format.
Click Options.
The Options window (in this example, the Fixed Format Options window) appears, as Figure 72 shows.

Figure 72. The Fixed Format Options Window
Modify the options as appropriate.
Click OK to save your options and return to the format-definition window.