NATIVE

Specifies the default collating sequence for comparisons.

Syntax:
>>-.---.--NATIVE--"coll-seq"---------------><
   +-/-+
Parameters:
coll-seq Either "ASCII" or "EBCDIC".
Properties:
Default: NATIVE"ASCII"
Phase: Syntax check
$SET: Initial
Dependencies:

Set to NATIVE"ASCII" immediately by CHARSET"ASCII".

Set to NATIVE"EBCDIC" at end by CHARSET"EBCDIC".

Comments:

The keys in an indexed file are always ordered by the ASCII collating sequence.

See Also: