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DBSPACE (↑ Choosing Run-time Behavior)
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  Directive:    DBSPACE
 
  Function:     Makes the compiler interpret the figurative constant
                SPACE, when used as a DBCS figurative constant, as the
                double-byte space character supplied by the system.
 
  Syntax:
 
     ─┬───┬─┬────┬──DBSPACE───────────────────
        └─/─┘ └─NO─┘
 
  Parameters:   None
 
  Default:      NODBSPACE
 
  Phase:        Syntax check
 
  $SET:         Any
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