<p><strong>Question</strong></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>I have a dataset with foreign characters that I would like to read into SAS, work with, and then read it out. When I currently try to do this, the foreign characters come up as question marks.</p>
</blockquote>

<p><strong>Issues</strong></p>

<p>No statistical issues, so Off Topic on CV. On SO would be Not A Real Question as it is currently posed. The asker has not provided minimal information needed: code, a small portion of the data itself, nor the locale+character encoding information for their OS.</p>

<p><strong>Outcome</strong></p>

<p>Suitable on SO only if edited to include the additional information described above. Otherwise, should be closed as Not A Real Question.</p>
