Options for Commands, Statements, and Procedures for NLS

TRANSCODE= Column Modifier on PROC SQL

Specifies whether values can be transcoded for character columns.

Valid in:

Column modifier component in the SQL Procedure

Syntax
Arguments
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Syntax

TRANSCODE=YES|NO

Arguments

TRANSCODE=YES|NO

for character columns, specifies whether values can be transcoded. Use TRANSCODE=NO to suppress transcoding. Note that when you create a table using the CREATE TABLE AS statement, the transcoding attribute for a particular character column in the created table is the same as it is in the source table unless you change it with the TRANSCODE= column modifier.

Default:	YES
Restriction:	Suppression of transcoding is not supported for the V6TAPE engine.

	Transcoding for NLS
	The SQL Procedure in Base SAS Procedures Guide