Right, that's why I was joking. Maybe:
PIC UTF8(6) VALUE U+0445U+043EU+0440U+043EU+0448U+043E.
Still fugly but unambiguous and it'd work.
But I suspect at this point we're solving a problem nobody REALLY has.
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of
Paul Gilmartin
Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 1:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Please vote for COBOL "idea" for reverse character translation
On Mon, 5 Jan 2026 12:47:47 -0500, Phil Smith III wrote:
>Right, need a UTF8 data type:
> PIC UTF8(6) VALUE 'хорошо'.
>...or something like that.
>
>(Yes, I'm sorta/mostly kidding)
> ...
Did you do that on a 327x, perhaps with CP 880?
The problem occurs when you add a third language or any two other than English/
I believe Peter mentioned the necessary PIC.
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gil
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