The code might look like this:

%let outname=あーあ.txt;

data _null_;
  file "&outdir./&outname";
  put "aaa";
run;

Some specific FILE statement examples that fail are:

%a(形骸.txt);          /**    骸 is 8A5B in SJIS **/
%a(あーあ.txt);        /**    ー is 815B in SJIS **/

This problem does not occur with non-DBCS filenames.

DBCS SAS regards 0x5B as a wildcard character. Because 0x5B characters are included in some DBCS characters in Shift-JIS system, you cannot use such DBCS characters in your file path.

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Operating System and Release Information

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) for this issue is available at:

A fix for SAS 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3) with Asian Language Support (DBCS) for this issue is available at: