SAVE CODEPAGE

In Unicode mode, SAVE CODEPAGE produces a data file in the specified locale character encoding.

SAVE CODEPAGE 
 /OUTFILE='filespec'

 [/ENCODING={LOCALE**  }]
            {'encoding'}

 [/UNSELECTED=[{RETAIN}]
               {DELETE}

 [/KEEP={ALL**  }] [/DROP=varlist]
        {varlist}

 [/PASSPROTECT PASSWORD={'password'}  [ENCRYPTEDPW={NO**}] ]
                        {NONE**    }               {YES }

**Default if the subcommand is omitted.

This command reads the active dataset and causes execution of any pending commands. See the topic Command Order for more information.

Syntax for the SAVE CODEPAGE command can be generated from the Save Data As dialog box.

Release history

Release 23.0

  • Command introduced.

Example

SAVE CODEPAGE
  /OUTFILE='/data/empl.sav'
  /ENCODING='de_DE.windows-1252'.