DBCSTYPE=

DBCSTYPE=

Specifies a double-byte character set (DBCS) encoding method

Language element: system option

Alias: DBTYPE

Default: ALP on the Alpha VMS platform, VAX on the VAX/VMS platform

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol

OpenVMS specifics: valid values for encoding-method; syntax

Syntax
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Syntax

DBCSTYPE=encoding-method

encoding-method

specifies the double-byte character set (DBCS) encoding method.

On the Alpha VMS platform, the value for encoding-method can be one of the following:

ALP: specifies the Alpha encoding method.
EUC: specifies Extended UNIX Code.
SJIS: specifies the Shift-JIS encoding method (valid only if DBCSLANG=JAPANESE).
HP15: specifies the HP15 encoding method.
PCIBM: specifies the encoding method used by IBM for its OS/2 platforms..
PCMS: specifies the encoding method used by Microsoft Corporation for its Windows platforms.

On the VAX /VMS platform, the value for encoding-method can be one of the following:

VAX: specifies the VAX encoding method.
DEC: specifies the DEC encoding method.
SJIS: specifies the Shift-JIS encoding method (valid only if DBCSLANG=JAPANESE).
EUC: specifies Extended UNIX Code.
PCMS: specifies the encoding method used by Microsoft Corporation for its Windows platforms.

Details

Each hardware manufacturer uses different DBCS encoding methods, so check with your system administrator for other values that you can specify.

In Version 8, if you specify the DBCSTYPE= system option when you invoke the SAS System or in a configuration file, you can also use the command-line alias, DBTYPE.

See Also

System option: DBCSLANG

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Language element:	system option
Alias:	DBTYPE
Default:	ALP on the Alpha VMS platform, VAX on the VAX/VMS platform
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, VMS_SAS_OPTIONS DCL symbol
OpenVMS specifics:	valid values for encoding-method; syntax