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Finding out if a DBCS sort table exists<br />
218 <strong>File</strong> <strong>Management</strong> V4R5<br />
Use the Check Object (CHKOBJ)command to find out if a DBCS sort table exists in<br />
your system.<br />
For example, to find out if the table QCGMSTR exists, enter:<br />
CHKOBJ OBJ(QSYS/QCGMSTR) OBJTYPE(*IGCSRT)<br />
If the table does not exist, the system responds with a message. If the table does<br />
exist, the system simply returns without a message.<br />
Check for the existence of a DBCS active sort table when you want to sort<br />
double-byte characters for the first time. The DBCS active table for the DBCS<br />
language must exist to sort the characters.<br />
Saving a DBCS sort table onto tape or diskette<br />
Use the Save Object (SAVOBJ) command to save a DBCS sort table onto tape or<br />
diskette. Specify *IGCSRT for the object type.<br />
The DBCS sort tables are saved when you use the SAVSYS command so you do<br />
not have to use the SAVOBJ command when performing normal system backup.<br />
When to save a DBCS sort table onto tape or diskette<br />
Save a DBCS sort table onto tape or diskette in the following instances:<br />
v Before deleting that table<br />
v After information is added, updated, or changed in the tables using the<br />
character generator utility<br />
v When planning to use the tables on another AS/400 system<br />
Restoring a DBCS sort table from tape or diskette<br />
Use the RSTOBJ command to restore a DBCS sort table from a tape or a diskette<br />
onto the system. The tables on the tape or diskette must previously have been<br />
saved using the SAVOBJ command. Specify *IGCSRT for the object type. The<br />
system automatically re-creates the DBCS sort table when the specified table does<br />
not already exist in the system.<br />
These tables must be restored to the QSYS library for the system to know they<br />
exist. For that reason, RSTOBJ restores *IGCSRT objects only to the QSYS library<br />
and only if the objects do not already exist there.<br />
Copying a Japanese DBCS master sort table to a data file<br />
Through the character generator utility, use the CPYIGCSRT command to copy the<br />
Japanese DBCS master sort table (QCGMSTR) to a data file. This data file can then<br />
be moved to a System/36 system or AS/Entry system to replace the Japanese<br />
master sort table there.<br />
When to copy the Japanese DBCS master sort table to a data file<br />
Copy the Japanese DBCS master sort table to a data file in the following instances:
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