Chapter 4
Troubleshooting Encoding Problems and FAQ
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitate. (Entities are not to be multiplied beyond necessity.)
—William of Occam
General Remarks
SAS Encoding and Locale-Related System Options
Operating System-Specific Options
Windows
UNIX
X Window System
z/OS
The Next Steps
How to Handle Specific Issues
Transcoding Problems
Multilingual Data Handling
Garbage Characters in Output or Display
Problems with RDBMS Access
Chapter Summary
General Remarks
Always try to reduce a problem to its core. Cut out unnecessary clutter and try to reproduce the issue with a small, self-contained sample. In many cases, ...
