DBCSTYPE

DBCSTYPE

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

Default: NONE

Valid in: SAS invocation, SASV8_OPTIONS environment variable, configuration file

UNIX specifics: all

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Syntax

-DBCSTYPE encoding-method

encoding-method

specifies the type of double-byte character set (DBCS) encoding method. Valid values for encoding-method are as follows:

DEC	specifies the DEC encoding method.
DG	specifies the DG encoding method.
EUC	specifies Extended UNIX Code.
HP15	specifies the HP15 encoding method.
PCIBM	specifies the IBM PC encoding method.
SJIS	specifies the Shift-JIS encoding method. (Valid only when the value of DBCSLANG is JAPANESE.)
NONE	is the default encoding method.

Details

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

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Default:	NONE
Valid in:	SAS invocation, SASV8_OPTIONS environment variable, configuration file
UNIX specifics:	all