System Options for NLS

DBCS System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS

Recognizes double-byte character sets (DBCS).

Default:	NODBCS
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
UNIX specifics:	Also valid in SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category:	Environment control: Language control
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	LANGUAGECONTROL

Syntax

-DBCS | -NODBCS (UNIX and Windows)

DBCS | NODBCS (z/OS)

DBCS: recognizes double-byte character sets (DBCS) for encoding values. DBCS encodings are used to support East Asian languages.
NODBCS: does not recognize a DBCS for encoding values. Instead, a single-byte character set (SBCS) is used for encoding values. A single byte is used to represent each character in the character set.

The DBCS system option is used for supporting languages from East Asian countries such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese.

Conceptual Information:

	Double-Byte Character Sets (DBCS)
	DBCS Values for a SAS Session
	Encoding Values in SAS Language Elements

System Options:

	DBCSLANG System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS
	DBCSTYPE System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS