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Usage Note 50699: A new data set option enables you to transfer data in binary format from the database
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CHAR_AS_BINARY is a new data set option introduced in SAS® 9.4. This new option enables you to change the type of any character to binary when you read the data from the database.
The default value of CHAR_AS_BINARY is NO.
To access the new functionality, click the Hot Fix in this note.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for 64-Bit Itanium-based Systems | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 | 9.4 TS1M0 | ||||