Transcoding occurs automatically when SAS files are
moved or accessed across operating environments. Common SAS transcoding
activities include:
CPORT and CIMPORT procedures
To create a transport
file, SAS automatically uses translation tables to transcode one encoding
to another and back again. First, the data is converted from the source
encoding to transport format, then the data is converted from the
transport format to the target encoding. For details, see Base SAS Procedures Guide.
CEDA (cross environment data access) feature of SAS
when you process a
SAS data set that has an encoding that is different from the current
session encoding, SAS automatically uses CEDA software to transcode
data. (CEDA also converts a SAS file to the correct data representation
when you move a file between operating environments.) For details,
see SAS Language Reference: Concepts.
SAS/CONNECT Data Transfer Services (UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD procedures)
For details, see SAS/CONNECT User's Guide.
SAS/CONNECT Compute Services (RSUBMIT statement)
identifies a block
of statements that a client session submits to server session for
processing. For details, see SAS/CONNECT User's Guide.
SAS/CONNECT and
SAS/SHARE Remote Library Services (LIBNAME)
References a library
on a remote machine for client access. For details, see SAS/CONNECT User's Guide and SAS/SHARE User's Guide.