SET CHARACTER LENGTH -----> runtime-options ----> ;

 SET CHARACTER LENGTH specifies whether the length of character
 string parameters, columns, domains, and offsets are interpreted
 as characters or octets.  An octet is a group of eight bits.

 You can use the SET CHARACTER LENGTH statement with interactive
 and dynamic SQL only.

Additional information available:

runtime options

 runtime-options

 --+---> 'literal' --------------+-->
   +---> parameter --------------+
   +---> parameter-marker -------+

 The value of runtime-options must be either OCTETS or
 CHARACTERS.

Additional information available:

OCTETSCHARACTERS

 The length of character string parameters, columns, and domains
 and offsets are interpreted as octets.

 The length of character string parameters, columns, and domains
 and offsets are interpreted as characters.