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Hello Fredrik,
Thank you for contacting SAS Technical Support and for your inquiry regarding the default file encoding in SAS Enterprise Guide 8.6.
Starting with this version, the default encoding for new program files has been updated to UTF-8. We understand that this change may affect workflows where a different encoding was previously used.
As a workaround we propose the following, (this example is for Norwegian characters, adapt it as required):
1) From EG 8.6, select File > Open > My Computer, and change the "Open as" to be "Program with encoding", as per following screenshot
2) Browse to the code required, and select, where you get will get a pop up as following:
3) Select "Code with encoding" and set encoding to "Western European (Windows) Code Page 1252)". You will then see the ANSI code working as expected, as per the following screenshot:
An alternative workaround would be to convert the program files to UTF-8.
We encourage reviewing encoding settings when working with existing files to ensure alignment with your current environment.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if we can assist with anything. I hope this answers any questions you have, but if you need anything further then please let us know,
Regards,
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