Internationalization with UNICODE
LANSA now provides full support for Unicode:
· Database tables support UNICODE data type in columns.
· The IDE now displays all multilingual text using Unicode, so you see all text in all languages displayed as you will see it when it executes.
· Full support of Unicode in RDMLX components and functions.
· User interfaces – forms and WAMs – support Unicode.
· WAMs output UTF-8 regardless of language in use.
· Support of UTF-8 (CCSID 1208) on IBM i Other Files
· Unicode string intrinsics ensure data integrity (AsNativeString and AsUnicodeString).
· Unicode field types Nchar and Nvarchar:
The introduction of Unicode has resulted in some changes to the Built-In Function Rules. To see the changes refer to Built-in Function Rules in the Technical Reference.