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TRANTAB=

TRANTAB=


Specifies the translation tables that are used by various parts of SAS

Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, Systems Options window
Category: Environment control: Language control
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= LANGUAGECONTROL

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Syntax

TRANTAB=(catalog-entries)

Syntax Description

catalog-entries
SAS catalog entries that contain translation tables. If you specify entry-name.type, SAS searches SASUSER.PROFILE first and then SASUSER.HOST.

Details

Translation tables are specified in a parenthesized list that has ten positions. The position in which a table appears in the list determines the type of translation table that is specified. Individual entries in the list are separated by commas. See the list of positions and types that follows:

Position Type of translation table
1st local-to-transport-format
2nd transport-to-local-format
3rd lowercase-to-uppercase
4th uppercase-to-lowercase
5th character classification
6th scanner translation
7th delta characters
8th scanner character classification
9th DBCS system table
10th DBCS system table

CAUTION:
Do not change translation tables unless you are familiar with their purpose.   [cautionend]
Translation tables are used internally by the SAS supervisor to implement National Language Support (NLS). If you are unfamiliar with the purpose of translation tables, do not change the specifications without proper technical advice.

To change one table, specify null entries for the other tables. For example, to change the lowercase-to-uppercase table, which is third in the list, specify 

options trantab = ( , , new-uppercase-table);

The other tables remain unchanged. The output from the OPTIONS procedure reflects the last specification for the TRANTAB= option and not the composite specification. Here is an example: 

options trantab = ( , , new-uppercase-table);
options trantab = ( , , , new-lowercase-table);
PROC OPTIONS shows that the value for TRANTAB= is

( , , , new-lowercase-table), but both the new-uppercase and new-lowercase tables are in effect.
See Also

SAS Procedures Guide
SAS/CONNECT Software: Usage and Reference


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