System Options for NLS

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

Specifies the encoding method to use for a double-byte character set (DBCS).

z/OS Default:	IBM
UNIX Default:	Depends on the specific machine
Windows Default:	PCMS
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
Details
Operating Environment-Specific DBCSTYPE= Values
See Also

Syntax

-DBCSTYPE encoding-method (UNIX and Windows)

DBCSTYPE = encoding-method (z/OS)

encoding-method: specifies the method that is used to encode a double-byte character set (DBCS). Valid values for encoding-method depend on the standard that the computer hardware manufacturer applies to the operating environment.

Details

DBCS encoding methods vary according to the computer hardware manufacturer and the standards organization.

The DBCSLANG= system option specifies the language that the encoding method is applied to. You should specify DBCSTYPE= only if you also specify the DBCS and DBCSLANG= system options.

z/OS DBCSTYPE= supports the DBCSTYPE= value of IBM.

Operating Environment-Specific DBCSTYPE= Values

DBCS Encoding Methods for z/OS
DBCSTYPE= Value	Description
IBM	IBM PC encoding method

DBCS Encoding Methods for UNIX
DBCSTYPE= Value	Description
DEC	DEC encoding method
EUC	Extended UNIX Code encoding method
HP15	Hewlett Packard encoding method
PCIBM	IBM PC encoding method
PCMS	Microsoft PC encoding method
SJIS	Shift-JIS encoding method for the Japanese language only
NONE	Disables DBCS processing

DBCS Encoding Methods for Windows
DBCSTYPE= Value	Description
PCMS	Microsoft PC encoding method
WINDOWS	Alias for PCMS
SJIS	Shift-JIS encoding method for the Japanese language only