Functions and CALL Routines under UNIX

BYTE Function: UNIX

Returns one character in the ASCII collating sequence.

Category:	Character
UNIX specifics:	Uses the ASCII collating sequence
See:	BYTE Function in SAS Language Reference: Dictionary

Syntax
Details

Syntax

BYTE(n)

n: specifies an integer that represents a specific ASCII character. The value of n can range from 0 to 255.

If the BYTE function returns a value to a variable that has not yet been assigned a length, by default the variable is assigned a length of 1.