BL_ENCODING= Data Set Option

Specifies the character set encoding to use for the external table.

Valid in: DATA and PROC steps (when accessing DBMS data using SAS/ACCESS software)
Categories: Bulk Loading
Data Set Control
Default: DEFAULT
Requirement: To specify this option, you must first specify BULKLOAD=YES.
Data source: Greenplum, HAWQ
See: BULKLOAD= data set option

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Syntax

Syntax Description

character-set-encoding

specifies the character set encoding to use for the external table. Specify a string constant (such as 'SQL_ASCII'), an integer-encoding number, or DEFAULT to use the default client encoding.

Last updated: February 3, 2026