PROC PWENCODE IN= password <OUT= fileref > <METHOD= encoding-method >;
PROC PWENCODE IN= password <OUT= fileref > <METHOD= encoding-method >;
IN= password
specifies the password to encode. password can have no more than 512 characters . password can contain letters , numerals, spaces, and special characters. If password contains embedded single or double quotation marks, then use the standard SAS rules for quoting character constants (see SAS Constants in Expressions in SAS Language Reference: Concepts for details).
Featured in: Example 1 on page 825, Example 2 on page 826, and Example 3 on page 828
OUT= fileref
specifies a fileref to which the output string is to be written. If the OUT= option is not specified, then the output string is written to the SAS log.
Featured in: Example 2 on page 826 and Example 3 on page 828
METHOD= encoding-method
specifies the encoding method to use. Currently, sas001 is the only supported encoding method and is the default if the METHOD= option is omitted.