The character code built into the computer determines how each letter, digit or special character ($, %, #, etc.) is represented in binary code. Fortunately, there are only two methods in wide use: ...

Computer memory saves all data in digital form. There is no way to store characters directly. Each character has its digital code equivalent: ASCII code (for American Standard Code for Information ...

(1) A digital coding system for data in a computer. See ASCII and EBCDIC. (2) A coding system used to abbreviate data; for example, codes for regions, classes, products and status. THIS DEFINITION IS ...

The following character informats and formats produce different results in different operating environments, depending on which character-encoding system the operating system uses. Because UNIX uses ...

Version 1.3 of the Apache HTTP Server was the first version which included a port to a (non-ASCII) mainframe machine which uses the EBCDIC character set as its native codeset. (It is the SIEMENS ...

If SAS/CONNECT is used frequently, you should use an alternate EBCDIC/ASCII translation table (TRANTAB=) on the remote host. The SAS Software Representative for the remote host should create the ...