DBCS

DBCS(text)

Returns the text string converted from single byte to double byte characters.

text

The text string to convert to double byte characters.

REMARKS

* This function was added in Excel 2010 to replace the JIS function.
* This function does not appear in the Function Wizard.
* This function is used to conjunction with Double Byte Character Set (DBCS) languages.
* This changes half-width, single byte characters to full-width, double byte characters.
* You can use the ASC function to convert from double byte characters to single byte characters.
* This function was available in earlier Japanese versions of Excel.
* For the Microsoft documentation refer to support.microsoft.com

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1	=DBCS("Excel") = Excel
2	=DBCS("Better") = Better
3	=DBCS("Solutions") = Solutions