Each work file may have its own character set. This one of the most important new features of the EDT V17.0A Unicode mode.
When EDT starts and a work file has been completely deleted, no character set is any longer defined for the work file (*NONE). This change is due to the fact that a separate character set is now possible for each work file.
When data is read into a work file, it is converted into the work file's character set if this is not *NONE. An implicit change of character set now only occurs if the work file's character set is *NONE. This change is due to the fact that a separate character set is now possible for each work file.
When EDT starts, @PAR LOWER=ON is set for all the work files. It is no longer possible to instruct editors which support Unicode character sets to start in uppercase mode.