System Options for NLS

FSDBTYPE System Option: UNIX: UNIX

Specifies a full-screen double-byte character set (DBCS) encoding method.

Default:	DEFAULT
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category:	Environment control: Language control
PROC OPTIONS GROUP:	LANGUAGECONTROL
UNIX specifics:	all

Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

-FSDBTYPE encoding-method

Details

The FSDBTYPE= system option specifies the encoding method that is appropriate for a full-screen DBCS enabling method. Full-screen DBCS encoding methods vary according to the computer hardware manufacturer and the standards organization.

Full-Screen DBCS Encoding Methods
FSDBTYPE= Encoding Method	Description
dec	Digital Equipment Corporation encoding method
euc	Extended UNIX encoding method
hp15	HP-UX encoding method
jis7	7-bit Shift-JIS encoding method used in an X windows environment for the Japanese language only
pcibm	IBM PC encoding method
sjis	Shift-JIS encoding method for the Japanese language only
default	default method that is used by the specific host