Problem Note 70857: The DBCS characters in the .csv file that is exported by SAS® Enterprise Guide® are displayed as a “?” (question mark)
An issue occurs where all DBCS characters in the .csv file are displayed as a “?” (question mark) when you complete steps similar to the following:
- Open a SAS data set that contains DBCS characters in SAS® Enterprise Guide® 8.4 or earlier.
- Click the Share button.
- Select Export as a step in project to bring up the Export wizard. Then, select .csv as the export file type. (Note: All other options use the default value.)
- Click Next to finish the Export wizard.
- Open the exported .csv file with Windows Notepad or other text editor. All DBCS characters in the .csv file are displayed as a “?” (question mark).
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Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | SAS Enterprise Guide | Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 8.4 | | 9.4 TS1M8 | |
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For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
If you export a data set containing DBCS characters to a .csv file from SAS Enterprise Guide, all DBCS characters in the txt file will be displayed as a "?" (question mark).
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2024-06-26 09:14:52 |
| Date Created: | 2024-06-25 03:40:11 |
