DBSUB (FTP client and server) statement

Use the DBSUB statement in server and client FTP.DATA to specify whether substitution is allowed for double-byte data that cannot be translated. The site and locsite subcommands are also available to set this keyword.

Server
Specifies whether double-byte substitution is allowed on the server's system.
Client
Specifies whether double-byte substitution is allowed on the client's system.

Syntax

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   .-DBSUB FALSE------.   
>>-+------------------+----------------------------------------><
   '-DBSUB--+-TRUE--+-'   
            '-FALSE-'     

Parameters

FALSE
Substitution is not allowed for double-byte character translation. This causes a data transfer failure if a character cannot be mapped during the transfer. This is the default value.
TRUE
Substitution is allowed for double-byte character translation.

Examples

To allow substitution for double-byte character translation, use the following code:
DBSUB TRUE