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Setting bidirectional conversion support for z/OS UNIX System Services

z/OS® UNIX files containing bidirectional data need to use bidirectional conversion tables to perform code page conversion for correctly transferring bidirectional data between the z/OS system and the workstation. There are three methods for specifying these options:
Note: Editing a remote C/C++ resource that has bidirectional conversion options causes the following message to open: You are trying to open a bidirectional file in Remote C/C++ Editor. The System z LPEX Editor is the recommended editor for proper handling of bidirectional files.
To apply a bidirectional conversion table to a z/OS UNIX file or folder, do these steps:
  1. In the Remote Systems view, right-click a z/OS UNIX file or folder under a z/OS connection and click Properties. The Properties window opens.
  2. Click Bidirectional Settings in the list on the left.
  3. Select the Use bidirectional conversion check box. This option enables the remaining fields on the window. If the current resource cannot inherit bidirectional properties from a parent (because, for example, the parent resource does not use bidirectional conversion) the Resource inherits attributes from a parent button remains disabled.
  4. To inherit bidirectional settings, click Resource inherits attributes from a parent.
  5. To specify bidirectional settings for the resource, click Resource has its own set of bidirectional attributes. You can specify bidirectional attributes using a bidirectional conversion table or using manual settings:
    • To use a bidirectional conversion table, do these steps:
      1. Click Bidirectional Conversion Table. This option enables the text entry field and the Browse and New buttons.
      2. Enter the name of a bidirectional conversion file you have created or click Browse to look for and select a conversion file or New to create a table. See the related topics for more information on creating a bidirectional conversion table.
    • To use manual bidirectional settings, click Manual Settings.
  6. Click OK to apply the changes.

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