Overview of Encoding for z/OS Resource Names

Beginning with SAS 9.3, z/OS resource names such as z/OS data set names, UNIX File System (UFS) paths, and so on, are processed without being converted to a different encoding. This appendix describes z/OS resource names and the contexts in which they might be specified or displayed by SAS.
Each encoding can associate the same code point with a different character. Some encodings might not associate a code point with any character, even though other encodings associate that code point with a character. Encodings are discussed in the SAS National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide. For information about encoding for NLS, see Encoding for NLS in SAS National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide. For information about encodings for z/OS, see Encoding Values for a SAS Session in SAS National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide.