TRANSCODE= Column Modifier on PROC SQL

Required Argument

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.