Additional functions - overview

In Unicode mode, the following additional functions are available:

• Processing of files with different character sets in the EDT work files, and in particular files with Unicode coding (UTF16, UTFE or UTF8) or ISO coding (the special treatment of POSIX files coded in ISO is eliminated in the new approach). Interpretation of a substitute representation of Unicode characters.

• Processing of files with record lengths of up to 32768 bytes (upper limit of DMS).

• Consistent handling up empty records.

• All 23 work files are also available in F mode.

• Consistent extension to many statements.