EMU - Unicode Edit Mask

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# EMU - Unicode Edit Mask

With this session parameter, you can specify a Unicode edit mask for an input and/or output field that is used in one of the statements listed in the following table under Applicable statements.

Possible settings | The syntax of the session parameter `EMU` is identical to that of the session parameter `EM` (see EM Parameter Syntax). Note See also Unicode Edit Masks - EMU Parameter in the Programming Guide.
Default setting | none |
Applicable statements | `DEFINE DATA` `DISPLAY` `INPUT` `PRINT` `WRITE` `PROCESS PAGE` | Parameter may be specified at statement level and/or at element level.
`COMPRESS` `MOVE EDITED` `WRITE WORK FILE` | Parameter may be specified at element level.
Applicable command | none |

Notes:

1. Edit masks which are defined with `EMU` are kept in Unicode format so that the content is independent of the installed system code page.
2. For further information and an example, see also Unicode and Code Page Support in the Natural Programming Language, Session Parameters, section EMU, ICU, LCU, TCU versus EM, IC, LC, TC.