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SAS Encoding: Understanding the Details

Author Manfred Kiefer
Release Date: 2012/05/01
ISBN: 9781612903125
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Book Description

Explains the basic concepts of characters, encodings, glyphs, and fonts and gives practical examples for how to troubleshoot encoding problems, thereby helping readers solve encoding problems.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
    1. Why This Book Was Written
    2. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter 1: Scripts and Languages
    1. Writing Systems, Scripts, and Languages
    2. Categories of Writing Systems
    3. Characters and Glyphs
    4. Chapter Summary
  8. Chapter 2: Characters and Terminology in Computing
    1. Bits and Bytes
    2. A Brief History of Character Encoding Standards
    3. Problems with Encodings
    4. Chapter Summary
  9. Chapter 3: The SAS Approach to Encodings
    1. Encoding in SAS 6
    2. Encoding in SAS 8
    3. Encoding in SAS 9
    4. The SAS/GRAPH Approach to Encoding
    5. Transcoding Revisited
    6. How to Check Character Encodings
    7. Chapter Summary
  10. Chapter 4: Troubleshooting Encoding Problems and FAQ
    1. General Remarks
    2. SAS Encoding and Locale-Related System Options
    3. Operating System-Specific Options
    4. The Next Steps
    5. How to Handle Specific Issues
    6. Chapter Summary
  11. Conclusion
  12. Glossary
  13. References
  14. Index
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