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SAS(R) 9.2 National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide
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Contents
About
What's New in SAS 9.2 National Language Support (NLS) Reference Guide
NLS Concepts
National Language Support (NLS)
Overview to National Language Support
Definition of Localization and Internationalization
Locale for NLS
Overview of Locale Concepts for NLS
Specifying a Locale
Encoding for NLS
Overview of Encoding for NLS
Difference between Encoding and Transcoding
Character Sets for Encoding in NLS
Common Encoding Methods
Standards Organizations for NLS Encodings
Code Point Discrepancies among EBCDIC Encodings
Collating Sequence
Determining the Encoding of a SAS Session and a Data Set
Default SAS Session Encoding
Setting the Encoding of a SAS Session
Encoding Behavior in a SAS Session
Transcoding for NLS
Overview to Transcoding
Common Reasons for Transcoding
Transcoding and Translation Tables
SAS Options That Transcode SAS Data
Transcoding between Operating Environments
Transcoding Considerations
Compatible and Incompatible Encodings
Preventing Transcoding
Double-Byte Character Sets (DBCS)
Overview to Double-Byte Character Sets (DBCS)
East Asian Languages
Specifying DBCS
Requirements for Displaying DBCS Character Sets
When You Can Use DBCS Features
DBCS and SAS on a Mainframe
SAS Data Conversion between DBCS Encodings
Avoiding Problems with Split DBCS Character Strings
Avoiding Character Data Truncation by Using the CVP Engine
SAS Language Elements for NLS Data
Data Set Options for NLS
Data Set Options for NLS by Category
ENCODING= Data Set Option
OUTREP= Data Set Option
SORTSEQ= Data Set Option
Formats for NLS
International Date and Datetime Formats
Currency Representation
European Currency Conversion
Formats for NLS by Category
$BIDIw. Format
$CPTDWw. Format
$CPTWDw. Format
EURDFDDw. Format
EURDFDEw. Format
EURDFDNw. Format
EURDFDTw.d Format
EURDFDWNw. Format
EURDFMNw. Format
EURDFMYw. Format
EURDFWDXw. Format
EURDFWKXw. Format
EURFRATSw.d Format
EURFRBEFw.d Format
EURFRCHFw.d Format
EURFRCZKw.d Format
EURFRDEMw.d Format
EURFRDKKw.d Format
EURFRESPw.d Format
EURFRFIMw.d Format
EURFRFRFw.d Format
EURFRGBPw.d Format
EURFRGRDw.d Format
EURFRHUFw.d Format
EURFRIEPw.d Format
EURFRITLw.d Format
EURFRLUFw.d Format
EURFRNLGw.d Format
EURFRNOKw.d Format
EURFRPLZw.d Format
EURFRPTEw.d Format
EURFRROLw.d Format
EURFRRURw.d Format
EURFRSEKw.d Format
EURFRSITw.d Format
EURFRTRLw.d Format
EURFRYUDw.d Format
EUROw.d Format
EUROXw.d Format
EURTOATSw.d Format
EURTOBEFw.d Format
EURTOCHFw.d Format
EURTOCZKw.d Format
EURTODEMw.d Format
EURTODKKw.d Format
EURTOESPw.d Format
EURTOFIMw.d Format
EURTOFRFw.d Format
EURTOGBPw.d Format
EURTOGRDw.d Format
EURTOHUFw.d Format
EURTOIEPw.d Format
EURTOITLw.d Format
EURTOLUFw.d Format
EURTONLGw.d Format
EURTONOKw.d Format
EURTOPLZw.d Format
EURTOPTEw.d Format
EURTOROLw.d Format
EURTORURw.d Format
EURTOSEKw.d Format
EURTOSITw.d Format
EURTOTRLw.d Format
EURTOYUDw.d Format
HDATEw. Format
HEBDATEw. Format
$KANJIw. Format
$KANJIXw. Format
$LOGVSw. Format
$LOGVSRw. Format
MINGUOw. Format
NENGOw. Format
NLBESTw. Format
NLDATEw. Format
NLDATEMDw. Format
NLDATEMNw. Format
NLDATEWw. Format
NLDATEWNw. Format
NLDATEYMw. Format
NLDATMw. Format
NLDATMAPw. Format
NLDATMMDw. Format
NLDATMTMw. Format
NLDATMWw. Format
NLDATMYMw. Format
NLMNIAUDw.d Format
NLMNICADw.d Format
NLMNICHFw.d Format
NLMNICNYw.d Format
NLMNIDKKw.d Format
NLMNIEURw.d Format
NLMNIGBPw.d Format
NLMNIHKDw.d Format
NLMNIILSw.d Format
NLMNIJPYw.d Format
NLMNIKRWw.d Format
NLMNIMYRw.d Format
NLMNINOKw.d Format
NLMNINZDw.d Format
NLMNIPLNw.d Format
NLMNIRUBw.d Format
NLMNISEKw.d Format
NLMNISGDw.d Format
NLMNITWDw.d Format
NLMNIUSDw.d Format
NLMNIZARw.d Format
NLMNLAUDw.d Format
NLMNLCADw.d Format
NLMNLCHFw.d Format
NLMNLCNYw.d Format
NLMNLDKKw.d Format
NLMNLEURw.d Format
NLMNLGBPw.d Format
NLMNLHKDw.d Format
NLMNLILSw.d Format
NLMNLJPYw.d Format
NLMNLKRWw.d Format
NLMNLMYRw.d Format
NLMNLNOKw.d Format
NLMNLNZDw.d Format
NLMNLPLNw.d Format
NLMNLRUBw.d Format
NLMNLSEKw.d Format
NLMNLSGDw.d Format
NLMNLTWDw.d Format
NLMNLUSDw.d Format
NLMNLZARw.d Format
NLMNYw.d Format
NLMNYIw.d Format
NLNUMw.d Format
NLNUMIw.d Format
NLPCTw.d Format
NLPCTIw.d Format
NLTIMEw. Format
NLTIMAPw. Format
$UCS2Bw. Format
$UCS2BEw. Format
$UCS2Lw. Format
$UCS2LEw. Format
$UCS2Xw. Format
$UCS2XEw. Format
$UCS4Bw. Format
$UCS4BEw. Format
$UCS4Lw. Format
$UCS4LEw. Format
$UCS4Xw. Format
$UCS4XEw. Format
$UESCw. Format
$UESCEw. Format
$UNCRw. Format
$UNCREw. Format
$UPARENw. Format
$UPARENEw. Format
$UTF8Xw. Format
$VSLOGw. Format
$VSLOGRw. Format
WEEKUw. Format
WEEKVw. Format
WEEKWw. Format
YYWEEKUw. Format
YYWEEKVw. Format
YYWEEKWw. Format
YENw.d Format
Functions for NLS
Functions for NLS by Category
EUROCURR Function
GETPXLANGUAGE Function
GETPXLOCALE Function
GETPXREGION Function
KCOMPARE Function
KCOMPRESS Function
KCOUNT Function
KCVT Function
KINDEX Function
KINDEXC Function
KLEFT Function
KLENGTH Function
KLOWCASE Function
KREVERSE Function
KRIGHT Function
KSCAN Function
KSTRCAT Function
KSUBSTR Function
KSUBSTRB Function
KTRANSLATE Function
KTRIM Function
KTRUNCATE Function
KUPCASE Function
KUPDATE Function
KUPDATEB Function
KVERIFY Function
NLDATE Function
NLDATM Function
NLTIME Function
SORTKEY Function
TRANTAB Function
VARTRANSCODE Function
VTRANSCODE Function
VTRANSCODEX Function
UNICODELEN Function
UNICODEWIDTH Function
Informats for NLS
Informats for NLS by Category
$CPTDWw. Informat
$CPTWDw. Informat
EURDFDEw. Informat
EURDFDTw. Informat
EURDFMYw. Informat
EUROw.d Informat
EUROXw.d Informat
JDATEYMDw. Informat
JNENGOw. Informat
$KANJIw. Informat
$KANJIXw. Informat
$LOGVSw. Informat
$LOGVSRw. Informat
MINGUOw. Informat
NENGOw. Informat
NLDATEw. Informat
NLDATMw. Informat
NLMNIAUDw.d Informat
NLMNICADw.d Informat
NLMNICHFw.d Informat
NLMNICNYw.d Informat
NLMNIDKKw.d Informat
NLMNIEURw.d Informat
NLMNIGBPw.d Informat
NLMNIHKDw.d Informat
NLMNIILSw.d Informat
NLMNIJPYw.d Informat
NLMNIKRWw.d Informat
NLMNIMYRw.d Informat
NLMNINOKw.d Informat
NLMNINZDw.d Informat
NLMNIPLNw.d Informat
NLMNIRUBw.d Informat
NLMNISEKw.d Informat
NLMNISGDw.d Informat
NLMNITWDw.d Informat
NLMNIUSDw.d Informat
NLMNIZARw.d Informat
NLMNLAUDw.d Informat
NLMNLCADw.d Informat
NLMNLCHFw.d Informat
NLMNLCNYw.d Informat
NLMNLDKKw.d Informat
NLMNLEURw.d Informat
NLMNLGBPw.d Informat
NLMNLHKDw.d Informat
NLMNLILSw.d Informat
NLMNLJPYw.d Informat
NLMNLKRWw.d Informat
NLMNLMYRw.d Informat
NLMNLNOKw.d Informat
NLMNLNZDw.d Informat
NLMNLPLNw.d Informat
NLMNLRUBw.d Informat
NLMNLSEKw.d Informat
NLMNLSGDw.d Informat
NLMNLTWDw.d Informat
NLMNLUSDw.d Informat
NLMNLZARw.d Informat
NLMNYw.d Informat
NLMNYIw.d Informat
NLNUMw.d Informat
NLNUMIw.d Informat
NLPCTw.d Informat
NLPCTIw.d Informat
NLTIMAPw. Informat
NLTIMEw. Informat
$REVERJw. Informat
$REVERSw. Informat
$UCS2Bw. Informat
$UCS2BEw. Informat
$UCS2Lw. Informat
$UCS2LEw. Informat
$UCS2Xw. Informat
$UCS2XEw. Informat
$UCS4Bw. Informat
$UCS4Lw. Informat
$UCS4Xw. Informat
$UCS4XEw. Informat
$UESCw. Informat
$UESCEw. Informat
$UNCRw. Informat
$UNCREw. Informat
$UPARENw. Informat
$UPARENEw. Informat
$UPARENPw. Informat
$UTF8Xw. Informat
$VSLOGw. Informat
$VSLOGRw. Informat
YENw.d Informat
System Options for NLS
System Options for NLS by Category
BOMFILE System Option
DATESTYLE= System Option
DBCS System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS
DBCSLANG System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS
DBCSTYPE System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS
DFLANG= System Option: OpenVMS, UNIX, Windows, and z/OS
ENCODING System Option: OpenVMS, UNIX, Windows, and z/OS
FSDBTYPE System Option: UNIX
FSIMM System Option: UNIX
FSIMMOPT System Option: UNIX
LOCALE System Option
NLSCOMPATMODE System Option: z/OS
PAPERSIZE= System Option
RSASIOTRANSERROR System Option
SORTSEQ= System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS
TRANTAB= System Option
Options for Commands, Statements, and Procedures for NLS
Commands, Statements, and Procedures for NLS by Category
CHARSET= Option
Collating Sequence Option
CORRECTENCODING = Option
CVPBYTES=, CVPENGINE=, and CVPMULTIPLIER= Options
ENCODING= Option
INENCODING= and OUTENCODING= Options
ODSCHARSET= Option
ODSTRANTAB= Option
TRANSCODE= Column Modifier on PROC SQL
RENCODING= Option
TRANSCODE= Option
TRANTAB= Option
XMLENCODING= Option
TRANTAB Statement
Procedures for NLS
The DBCSTAB Procedure
Overview: DBCSTAB Procedure
Syntax: DBCSTAB Procedure
PROC DBCSTAB Statement
Examples: DBCSTAB Procedure
Creating a Conversion Table with the DBCSTAB Procedure
Producing Japanese Conversion Tables with the DBCSTAB Procedure
See Also
The TRANTAB Procedure
Overview: TRANTAB Procedure
Concepts: TRANTAB Procedure
Syntax: TRANTAB Procedure
PROC TRANTAB Statement
CLEAR Statement
INVERSE Statement
LIST Statement
LOAD Statement
REPLACE Statement
SAVE Statement
SWAP Statement
Examples: TRANTAB Procedure
Viewing a Translation Table
Creating a Translation Table
Editing by Specifying a Decimal Value for Starting Position
Editing by Using a Quoted Character for Starting Position
Creating the Inverse of a Table
Using Different Translation Tables for Sorting
Editing Table 1 and Table 2
See Also
Values for Locale, Encoding, and Transcoding
Values for the LOCALE= System Option
Default Settings for ENCODING, PAPERSIZE, DFLANG, DATESTYLE options
DBCS Values
Overview to System Options Used in a SAS Session for DBCS
DBCS Values for a SAS Session
Using Encoding Values
Overview to SAS Language Elements That Use Encoding Values
SBCS, DBCS, and Unicode Encoding Values for Transcoding Data
Encoding Values
OpenVMS Encoding Values
UNIX Encoding Values
Windows Encoding Values
z/OS Encoding Values
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
Glossary
Index here
Product
Release
Base SAS
9.2
Type
Usage and Reference
Copyright Date
March 2008
Last Updated
15Apr2008
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