DBCSTYPE System Option: UNIX, Windows, and z/OS

Specifies the encoding method to use for a double-byte character set (DBCS).
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation
Category: Environment control: Language control
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LANGUAGECONTROL
z/OS specifics: IBM
UNIX specifics: Depends on the specific machine

Also valid in SASV9_OPTIONS environment variable

Windows specifics: PCMS

Syntax

-DBCSTYPE encoding-method (UNIX and Windows)
DBCSTYPE = encoding-method ( z/OS)

Required Argument

encoding-method
specifies the method that is used to encode a double-byte character set (DBCS). Valid values for encoding-method depend on the standard that the computer hardware manufacturer applies to the operating environment.

Details

DBCS encoding methods vary according to the computer hardware manufacturer and the standards organization.
The DBCSLANG= system option specifies the language that the encoding method is applied to. You should specify DBCSTYPE= only if you also specify the DBCS and DBCSLANG= system options.
z/OS DBCSTYPE= supports the DBCSTYPE= value of IBM.

Comparisons

DBCS Encoding Methods for z/OS
DBCSTYPE= Value
Description
IBM
IBM PC encoding method
DBCS Encoding Methods for UNIX
DBCSTYPE= Value
Description
DEC
DEC encoding method
EUC
Extended UNIX Code encoding method
HP15
Hewlett Packard encoding method
PCIBM
IBM PC encoding method
PCMS
Microsoft PC encoding method
SJIS
Shift-JIS encoding method for the Japanese language only
NONE
Disables DBCS processing
DBCS Encoding Methods for Windows
DBCSTYPE= Value
Description
PCMS
Microsoft PC encoding method
WINDOWS
Alias for PCMS
SJIS
Shift-JIS encoding method for the Japanese language only