PDF files that are created in double-byte character set (DBCS) SAS^® sessions are not searchable by default. In order to make the Roman characters inside the PDF files searchable, a SAS registry change is necessary. The sample code below illustrates this.

Note: The REGISTRY procedure makes changes to the Sasuser registry file. In order to make these changes in the Sashelp library, create a backup of the REGSTRY.SAS7BITM file, and add the USESASHELP option in the PROC REGISTRY statement. The SAS session that runs code with the USESASHELP option must have administrative privileges and no other SAS sessions can be open.

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