BiDi (Administrator)

This tab contains data transfer defaults for bidirectional languages (Arabic and Hebrew).

For information about allowing users to change the value of these parameters, see Parameters in the BiDi group.

Host-File Orientation

This option specifies whether the host file should be saved in Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left format. The default is Left-to-Right. (This option is not enabled for the JDBC driver from the AS/400 Toolbox for Java.)

Local-File Orientation

This option specifies whether Local files are in Left-to-Right or Right-to-Left format. The default is Left-to-Right.

Host-File Type

This option specifies whether the host file should be saved in Logical or Visual format. The default is Visual. (This option is not enabled for the JDBC driver from the AS/400 Toolbox for Java.)

Local-File Type

This option specifies whether Local files are in Logical or Visual format. The default is Logical.

Lam-Alef Expansion

This option specifies the behavior of the Lam-Alef characters. When receiving Arabic data from the host through the SQL Wizard statement, the character Lam-Alef is expanded into two characters, Lam followed by Alef if there is space after the Lam-Alef character. This option is enabled only for a session configured to use an Arabic host code page. The default is on.

Lam-Alef Compression

This option specifies the behavior of the Lam-Alef characters. When sending Arabic data to the host through the File Upload statement, the characters Lam followed by Alef are compressed into one character and space is added after the Lam-Alef character. This option is enabled only for a session configured to use an Arabic host code page. The default is on. (This option is not enabled for the JDBC driver from the AS/400 Toolbox for Java.)

Symmetric Swapping

This option specifies the behavior of the symmetric characters such as brackets; the inversion of the screen causes directional characters to be replaced by their counterparts. The default is On. (This option is not enabled for the JDBC driver from the AS/400 Toolbox for Java.)

Round Trip

This option specifies the behavior of the numerals preceded by BiDi characters. If this option is disabled, the numerals exchange positions with the preceding BiDi characters. If this option is enabled, the numerals do not exchange positions with the preceding BiDi characters. The default is On.

Numeral Shape

This option specifies the shape of numerals in the host file for a File Upload statement. The numeral shape can be NOMINAL, NATIONAL, or CONTEXTUAL. The default is NOMINAL. This option is enabled only for a session configured to use an Arabic host code page. (This option is not enabled for the JDBC driver from the AS/400 Toolbox for Java.)

See Parameters in the BiDi group.

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