https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-display-chinese-character-data-in-SAS-Data-Integration/m-p/71105#M20520 Hi,<BR /> <BR /> In database, I have a table with a column (Chinese_Name) which display the chinese character name of a person. <BR /> <BR /> When I bring in the table to the SAS environment, I only able to see ??? instead of the chinese characters. So, what should I do to able to display chinese characters?<BR /> <BR /> The column description: (Current)<BR /> Column: Chinese_Name<BR /> Data Type: Char <BR /> Data Length: 80<BR /> Format: $80.<BR /> Informat: $80.<BR /> <BR /> Is it something to do with the format, informat of the column ?<BR /> Format: $utf8x.<BR /> Informat: $utf8x.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks.<BR /> <BR /> Yours Sincerely,<BR /> helphelp Message was edited by: HelpHelp Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:34:18 GMT deleted_user 2009-09-14T07:34:18Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-display-chinese-character-data-in-SAS-Data-Integration/m-p/71105#M20520 Hi,<BR /> <BR /> In database, I have a table with a column (Chinese_Name) which display the chinese character name of a person. <BR /> <BR /> When I bring in the table to the SAS environment, I only able to see ??? instead of the chinese characters. So, what should I do to able to display chinese characters?<BR /> <BR /> The column description: (Current)<BR /> Column: Chinese_Name<BR /> Data Type: Char <BR /> Data Length: 80<BR /> Format: $80.<BR /> Informat: $80.<BR /> <BR /> Is it something to do with the format, informat of the column ?<BR /> Format: $utf8x.<BR /> Informat: $utf8x.<BR /> <BR /> Thanks.<BR /> <BR /> Yours Sincerely,<BR /> helphelp Message was edited by: HelpHelp Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:34:18 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-display-chinese-character-data-in-SAS-Data-Integration/m-p/71105#M20520 deleted_user 2009-09-14T07:34:18Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-display-chinese-character-data-in-SAS-Data-Integration/m-p/71106#M20521 Please review the useful information on SAS National Language Support (NLS). Also, you will want to review the SAS support website <A href="http://support.sas.com/" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/</A> for possible HOTFIX maintenance for Chinese NLS support.<BR /> <BR /> Scott Barry<BR /> SBBWorks, Inc.<BR /> <BR /> SAS National Language Support (NLS)<BR /> <A href="http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/nls/" target="_blank">http://support.sas.com/documentation/onlinedoc/nls/</A><BR /> <BR /> Simplified Chinese Hot Fix Translations for<BR /> SAS Release 9.1.3 (9.1 TS1M3)<BR /> <A href="http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/nls_e9_zh.html" target="_blank">http://ftp.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/nls_e9_zh.html</A> Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:30:41 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Procedures/How-to-display-chinese-character-data-in-SAS-Data-Integration/m-p/71106#M20521 sbb 2009-09-14T12:30:41Z