FSDBTYPE System Option: UNIX

Specifies a full-screen double-byte character set (DBCS) encoding method.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable
Category: Environment control: Language control
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LANGUAGECONTROL
Default: DEFAULT
UNIX specifics: all

Syntax

-FSDBTYPE encoding-method

Details

The FSDBTYPE= system option specifies the encoding method that is appropriate for a full-screen DBCS enabling method. Full-screen DBCS encoding methods vary according to the computer hardware manufacturer and the standards organization.
Full-Screen DBCS Encoding Methods
FSDBTYPE= Encoding Method
Description
dec
Digital Equipment Corporation encoding method
euc
Extended UNIX encoding method
hp15
HP-UX encoding method
jis7
7-bit Shift-JIS encoding method used in an X windows environment for the Japanese language only
pcibm
IBM PC encoding method
sjis
Shift-JIS encoding method for the Japanese language only
default
default method that is used by the specific host