System Options for NLS

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

Specifies a double-byte character set (DBCS) language.

Default:	none
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Environment control: Language control
UNIX specifics:	Also valid in SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
PROC OPTIONS GROUP:	LANGUAGECONTROL

Syntax
Supported DBCS Languages According to Operating Environment
Details
See Also

Syntax

-DBCSLANG language (UNIX and Windows)

DBCSLANG = language (z/OS)

language

depends on the operating environment. The following table contains valid language values:

Supported DBCS Languages According to Operating Environment
Language	z/OS	UNIX	Windows
CHINESE (simplified)	yes*	yes	yes
JAPANESE	yes	yes	yes
KOREAN	yes	yes	yes
TAIWANESE (traditional)	yes	yes	yes
NONE	yes	no	yes
UNKNOWN	yes	no	no
* For z/OS only, HANGUL and HANZI are valid aliases for CHINESE.

Details

The proper setting for the DBCSLANG system option depends on which setting is used for the DBCSTYPE system option. Some of the settings of DBCSTYPE support all of the DBCSLANG languages, while other settings of DBCSTYPE support only Japanese.

CHINESE specifies the language used in the People's Republic of China, which is known as simplified Chinese. TAIWANESE specifies the Chinese language used in Taiwan, which is known as traditional Chinese.