SAS National Language Support (NLS): Reference Guide : SAS Help Center

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Syntax Conventions for the SAS Language

NLS Concepts

National Language Support (NLS)

Encoding for NLS

Transcoding for NLS

Double-Byte Character Sets (DBCS)

Autocall Macros for NLS

Dictionary of Autocall Macros for NLS

Data Set Options for NLS

Dictionary of Data Set Options for NLS

Formats for NLS

Overview to NLS Formats

Dictionary of Formats for NLS

Functions for NLS

Internationalization Compatibility for SAS String Functions

VARCHAR Support in Functions

Dictionary of Functions for NLS

Informats for NLS

Dictionary of Informats for NLS

Macro Functions for NLS

Dictionary of Macro Functions for NLS

System Options for NLS

Dictionary of System Options for NLS

Options for Commands, Statements, and Procedures for NLS

Dictionary of Command, Statement, and Procedure Option for NLS

Procedures for NLS

DBCSTAB Procedure

LOCALEDATA Procedure

TRANTAB Procedure

Values for Locale, Encoding, and Transcoding

Values for the LOCALE= System Option

SAS System Options for Processing DBCS Data

Encoding Values in SAS Language Elements

Encoding Values for a SAS Session

Appendixes

Encoding and Alias Names

Time Zone IDs and Time Zone Names

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Last updated: September 15, 2026