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SAS(R) 9.2 Language Reference by Name, Product, and Category

Functions Syntax Sorted by Product

Base SAS

Name
Syntax and Description
ABS (argument)
Returns the absolute value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ADDR(variable)
Returns the memory address of a variable on a 32–bit platform.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ADDRLONG(variable)
Returns the memory address of a variable on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
AIRY(x)
Returns the value of the Airy function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ALLCOMB(count, k, variable-1, … , variable-n)
Generates all combinations of the values of n variables taken k at a time in a minimal change order.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ALLPERM(count, variable-1 <,variable-2 …> )
Generates all permutations of the values of several variables in a minimal change order.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYALNUM(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for an alphanumeric character, and returns the first position at which the character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYALPHA(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for an alphabetic character, and returns the first position at which the character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYCNTRL(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a control character, and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYDIGIT(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a digit, and returns the first position at which the digit is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYFIRST(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a character that is valid as the first character in a SAS variable name under VALIDVARNAME=V7, and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYGRAPH(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a graphical character, and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYLOWER(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a lowercase letter, and returns the first position at which the letter is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYNAME(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a character that is valid in a SAS variable name under VALIDVARNAME=V7, and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYPRINT(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a printable character, and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYPUNCT(string <,start > )
Searches a string for a punctuation character and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
ANYPUNCT(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a punctuation character, and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYSPACE(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a white-space character (blank, horizontal and vertical tab, carriage return, line feed, and form feed), and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYUPPER(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for an uppercase letter, and returns the first position at which the letter is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ANYXDIGIT(string <,start > )
Searches a character string for a hexadecimal character that represents a digit, and returns the first position at which that character is found.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ARCOS (argument)
Returns the arccosine.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ARCOSH(x)
Returns the inverse hyperbolic cosine.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ARSIN (argument)
Returns the arcsine.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ARSINH(x)
Returns the inverse hyperbolic sine.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ARTANH(x)
Returns the inverse hyperbolic tangent.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ASCEBC (in-string)
Converts an input character string from ASCII to EBCDIC.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
ATAN (argument)
Returns the arc tangent.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ATAN2(argument-1, argument-2)
Returns the arc tangent of the ratio of two numeric variables.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ATTRC(data-set-id,attr-name)
Returns the value of a character attribute for a SAS data set.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ATTRN(data-set-id,attr-name)
Returns the value of a numeric attribute for a SAS data set.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
band(argument-1,argument-2)
Returns the bitwise logical AND of two arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BETA(a,b)
Returns the value of the beta function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BETAINV (p,a,b)
Returns a quantile from the beta distribution.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BLACKCLPRC(E, t, F, r, sigma)
Calculates call prices for European options on futures, based on the Black model.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BLACKPTPRC(E, t, F, r, sigma)
Calculates put prices for European options on futures, based on the Black model.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BLKSHCLPRC(E, t, S, r, sigma)
Calculates call prices for European options on stocks, based on the Black-Scholes model.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BLKSHPTPRC(E, t, S, r, sigma)
Calculates put prices for European options on stocks, based on the Black-Scholes model.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BLSHIFT(argument-1,argument-2)
Returns the bitwise logical left shift of two arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BNOT(argument)
Returns the bitwise logical NOT of an argument.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BOR(argument-1,argument-2)
Returns the bitwise logical OR of two arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BRSHIFT(argument-1, argument-2)
Returns the bitwise logical right shift of two arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BXOR(argument-1, argument-2)
Returns the bitwise logical EXCLUSIVE OR of two arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
BYTE(n)
Returns one character in the ASCII collating sequence.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
BYTE(n)
Returns one character in the ASCII collating sequence.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
BYTE(n)
Returns one character in the ASCII collating sequence.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
BYTE (n)
Returns one character in the ASCII or the EBCDIC collating sequence.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CAT(item-1 <, …, item-n > )
Does not remove leading or trailing blanks, and returns a concatenated character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CATQ(modifiers <, delimiter > , item-1 <, …, item-n > )
Concatenates character or numeric values by using a delimiter to separate items and by adding quotation marks to strings that contain the delimiter.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CATS(item-1 <, …, item-n > )
Removes leading and trailing blanks, and returns a concatenated character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CATT(item-1 <, … item-n > )
Removes trailing blanks, and returns a concatenated character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CATX(delimiter, item-1 <, … item-n > )
Removes leading and trailing blanks, inserts delimiters, and returns a concatenated character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CDF (distribution,quantile < ,parm-1, … ,parm-k > )
Returns a value from a cumulative probability distribution.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CEIL (argument)
Returns the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to the argument, fuzzed to avoid unexpected floating-point results.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CEILZ (argument)
Returns the smallest integer that is greater than or equal to the argument, using zero fuzzing.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CEXIST(entry <,'U'> )
Verifies the existence of a SAS catalog or SAS catalog entry.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CHAR(string, position)
Returns a single character from a specified position in a character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CHOOSEC (index-expression, selection-1 < ,…selection-n > )
Returns a character value that represents the results of choosing from a list of arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CHOOSEN (index-expression, selection-1 < ,…selection-n > )
Returns a numeric value that represents the results of choosing from a list of arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CINV (p,df < ,nc > )
Returns a quantile from the chi-square distribution.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CLOSE(data-set-id)
Closes a SAS data set.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CMISS(argument-1 <, argument-2,…> )
Counts the number of missing arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CNONCT(x,df,prob)
Returns the noncentrality parameter from a chi-square distribution.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COALESCE(argument-1<..., argument-n>)
Returns the first non-missing value from a list of numeric arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COALESCEC(argument-1 < ..., argument-n > )
Returns the first non-missing value from a list of character arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COLLATE(start-position <,end-position > ) | (start-position <,,length > )
Returns a character string in an ASCII collating sequence.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
COLLATE(start-position < ,end-position > ) | (start-position < ,,length > )
Returns an ASCII collating sequence character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
COLLATE (start-position < ,end-position > )|(start-position <,,length > )
Returns an ASCII collating sequence character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
COLLATE (start-position <,end-position > ) | (start-position <,,length > )
Returns a character string in ASCII or EBCDIC collating sequence.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COMB(n, r)
Computes the number of combinations of n elements taken r at a time.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COMPARE(string–1, string–2 <,modifiers > )
Returns the position of the leftmost character by which two strings differ, or returns 0 if there is no difference.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COMPBL(source)
Removes multiple blanks from a character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COMPGED(string-1, string-2 <,cutoff > <,modifiers > )
Returns the generalized edit distance between two strings.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COMPLEV(string-1, string-2 <,cutoff > <,modifiers > )
Returns the Levenshtein edit distance between two strings.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COMPOUND(a,f,r,n)
Returns compound interest parameters.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COMPRESS(< source > <, chars > <, modifiers > )
Returns a character string with specified characters removed from the original string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CONSTANT(constant <, parameter > )
Computes machine and mathematical constants.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CONVX(y,f,c(1), ... ,c(k))
Returns the convexity for an enumerated cash flow.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CONVXP(A,c,n,K,k,y)
Returns the convexity for a periodic cash flow stream, such as a bond.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COS (argument)
Returns the cosine.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COSH(argument)
Returns the hyperbolic cosine.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COUNT(string, substring < ,modifiers > )
Counts the number of times that a specified substring appears within a character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COUNTC(string, charlist < ,modifiers > )
Counts the number of characters in a string that appear or do not appear in a list of characters.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
COUNTW(< string > <, chars > <, modifiers > )
Counts the number of words in a character string.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CSS(argument-1 <,...argument-n > )
Returns the corrected sum of squares.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CUROBS(data-set-id)
Returns the observation number of the current observation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CV(argument-1,argument-2 <,...argument-n > )
Returns the coefficient of variation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DACCDB(p,v,y,r)
Returns the accumulated declining balance depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DACCDBSL(p,v,y,r)
Returns the accumulated declining balance with conversion to a straight-line depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DACCSL(p,v,y)
Returns the accumulated straight-line depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DACCSYD(p,v,y)
Returns the accumulated sum-of-years-digits depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DACCTAB(p,v,t1, . . . ,tn)
Returns the accumulated depreciation from specified tables.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DAIRY(x)
Returns the derivative of the AIRY function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DATDIF(sdate,edate,basis)
Returns the number of days between two dates after computing the difference between the dates according to specified day count conventions.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DATE()
Returns the current date as a SAS date value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DATEJUL(julian-date)
Converts a Julian date to a SAS date value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DATEPART(datetime)
Extracts the date from a SAS datetime value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DATETIME()
Returns the current date and time of day as a SAS datetime value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DAY(date)
Returns the day of the month from a SAS date value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DCLOSE(directory-id)
Closes a directory that was opened by the DOPEN function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DCREATE(directory-name <,parent-directory > )
Returns the complete pathname of a new, external directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DELETE('file-specification')
Deletes a file.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
DEPDB(p,v,y,r)
Returns the declining balance depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DEPDBSL(p,v,y,r)
Returns the declining balance with conversion to a straight-line depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DEPSL(p,v,y)
Returns the straight-line depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DEPSYD(p,v,y)
Returns the sum-of-years-digits depreciation.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DEPTAB(p,v,t1,...,tn)
Returns the depreciation from specified tables.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DEQUOTE(string)
Removes matching quotation marks from a character string that begins with a quotation mark, and deletes all characters to the right of the closing quotation mark.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DEVIANCE(distribution, variable, shape-parameters <,ε > )
Returns the deviance based on a probability distribution.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DHMS(date,hour,minute,second)
Returns a SAS datetime value from date, hour, minute, and second values.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DIF < n > (argument)
Returns differences between an argument and its nth lag.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DIGAMMA(argument)
Returns the value of the digamma function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DIM < n > (array-name) DIM(array-name,bound-n)
Returns the number of elements in an array.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DINFO(directory-id, info-item)
Returns information about a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
DINFO(directory-id, info-item)
Returns information about a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
DINFO(directory-id,info-item)
Returns information about a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
DINFO(directory-id, info-item)
Returns information about a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
DINFO(directory-id,info-item)
Returns information about a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DIVIDE(x, y)
Returns the result of a division that handles special missing values for ODS output.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DNUM(directory-id)
Returns the number of members in a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DOPEN(fileref)
Opens a directory and returns a directory identifier value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
DOPEN(fileref)
Opens a directory, and returns a directory identifier value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
DOPEN('fileref')
Opens a directory and returns a directory identifier value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
DOPEN(“fileref”)
Opens a directory and returns a directory identifier value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
DOPEN(fileref)
Opens a directory, and returns a directory identifier value.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DOPTNAME(directory-id,nval)
Returns the name of a directory information item.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
DOPTNAME(directory-id, nval)
Returns directory attribute information.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
DOPTNAME(directory-id,nval)
Returns the name of a directory information item.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
DOPTNAME(directory-id, nval )
Returns the name of a directory information item.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
DOPTNAME(directory-id,nval)
Returns directory attribute information.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DOPTNUM(directory-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
DOPTNUM(directory-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
DOPTNUM(directory-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
DOPTNUM(directory-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
DOPTNUM(directory-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for a directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DREAD(directory-id,nval)
Returns the name of a directory member.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DROPNOTE(data-set-id | file-id,note-id)
Deletes a note marker from a SAS data set or an external file.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DSNAME(data-set-id)
Returns the SAS data set name that is associated with a data set identifier.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DSNCATLGD(filename)
Verifies the existence of an external file in the z/OS system catalog by its physical name.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
DUR(y,f,c(1), ... ,c(k))
Returns the modified duration for an enumerated cash flow.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
DURP(A,c,n,K,k,y)
Returns the modified duration for a periodic cash flow stream, such as a bond.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
EBCASC(in-string)
Converts an input character string from EBCDIC to ASCII.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
ENVLEN(argument)
Returns the length of an environment variable.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ERF(argument)
Returns the value of the (normal) error function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
ERFC(argument)
Returns the value of the complementary (normal) error function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
EUCLID(value-1 <,value-2 ... > )
Returns the Euclidean norm of the non-missing arguments.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
EUROCURR(from-currency-amount, from-currency-code, to-currency-code)
Converts one European currency to another.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS National Language Support: Reference Guide
EXIST(member-name < ,member-type < , generation > > )
Verifies the existence of a SAS library member.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
EXP(argument)
Returns the value of the exponential function.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FACT(n)
Computes a factorial.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FAPPEND(file-id <,cc > )
Appends the current record to the end of an external file.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FCLOSE(file-id)
Closes an external file, a directory, or a directory member.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
FCLOSE(file-id)
Closes an external file, directory, or directory member.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FCOL(file-id)
Returns the current column position in the File Data Buffer (FDB).
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FDELETE (fileref)
Deletes an external file or an empty directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
FDELETE(“fileref”)
Deletes an external file or an empty directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
FDELETE('fileref')
Deletes an external file or an empty directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
FDELETE(“fileref”)
Deletes an external file or an empty directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
FDELETE(fileref | directory)
Deletes an external file or an empty directory.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FETCH(data-set-id <,'NOSET'> )
Reads the next non-deleted observation from a SAS data set into the Data Set Data Vector (DDV).
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FETCHOBS(data-set-id,obs-number < ,options > )
Reads a specified observation from a SAS data set into the Data Set Data Vector (DDV).
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FEXIST(fileref)
Verifies the existence of an external file associated with a fileref.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
FEXIST(fileref)
Verifies the existence of an external file that is associated with a fileref.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
FEXIST(“fileref”)
Verifies the existence of an external file associated with a fileref.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
FEXIST(“fileref”)
Verifies the existence of an external file by its fileref.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
FEXIST(fileref)
Verifies the existence of an external file that is associated with a fileref.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FGET(file-id,variable <,length > )
Copies data from the File Data Buffer (FDB) into a variable.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FILEATTR(file-specification,item)
Returns the attribute information for a specified file.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
FILEEXIST(filename)
Verifies the existence of an external file by its physical name.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
FILEEXIST(filename)
Verifies the existence of an external file by its physical name.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
FILEEXIST(“filename”)
Verifies the existence of an external file by its physical name.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
FILEEXIST(“filename”)
Verifies the existence of an external file by its physical name.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
FILEEXIST(file-name)
Verifies the existence of an external file by its physical name.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FILENAME(fileref,filename <,device <,host-options > > )
Assigns or deassigns a fileref for an external file, a directory, or an output device.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
FILENAME(fileref, filename <,device-type<,“host-options”<,dir-ref>>>)
Assigns or deassigns a fileref for an external file, directory, or output device.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
FILENAME(fileref, filename <, device-type <,host-options <,dir-ref > > > )
Assigns or deassigns a SAS fileref for an external file, directory, or an output device.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
FILENAME (“fileref”, “filename” <,device-type<,host-options<,dir-ref>>>)
Assigns or deassigns a fileref for an external file, directory, or output device.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
FILENAME(fileref <,file-name > <,device-type > <,'host-options'> <,dir-ref > )
Assigns or deassigns a fileref to an external file, directory, or output device.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FILEREF(fileref)
Verifies that a fileref has been assigned for the current SAS session.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for z/OS
FILEREF(fileref)
Verifies whether a fileref has been assigned for the current SAS session.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
FILEREF(fileref)
Verifies that a fileref has been assigned for the current SAS session.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
FILEREF(“fileref”)
Verifies that a fileref has been assigned for the current SAS session.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for Windows
FILEREF(fileref)
Verifies whether a fileref has been assigned for the current SAS session.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
FINANCE(string-identifier, parm1, parm2,…)
Computes financial calculations such as depreciation, maturation, accrued interest, net present value, periodic savings, and internal rates of return.
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FIND(string,substring < ,modifiers > < ,startpos > ) FIND(string,substring < ,startpos > < ,modifiers > )
Searches for a specific substring of characters within a character string.
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FINDC(string <, charlist > ) FINDC(string, charlist < , modifiers > ) FINDC(string, charlist, modifier(s) <, startpos > ) FINDC(string, charlist, < startpos > , < modifiers)>
Searches a string for any character in a list of characters.
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FINDFILE(file-specification,context)
Searches a directory for a file.
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FINDW(string, word <, chars > ) FINDW(string, word, chars, modifiers <, startpos > ) FINDW(string, word, chars, startpos <, modifiers > ) FINDW(string, word, startpos <, chars <, modifiers > > )
Returns the character position of a word in a string, or returns the number of the word in a string.
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FINFO(file-id,info-item)
Returns the value of a file information item for an external file.
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FINFO(file-id, info-item)
Returns the value of a file information item for an external file.
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FINFO(file-id,info-item)
Returns the value of an information item for an external file.
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FINFO(file-id, info-item)
Returns the value of an information item for an external file.
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FINFO(file-id,info-item)
Returns the value of a file information item.
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FINV (p, ndf, ddf <,nc > )
Returns a quantile from the F distribution.
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FIPNAME(expression)
Converts two-digit FIPS codes to uppercase state names.
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FIPNAMEL(expression)
Converts two-digit FIPS codes to mixed case state names.
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FIPSTATE(expression)
Converts two-digit FIPS codes to two-character state postal codes.
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FIRST(string)
Returns the first character in a character string.
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FLOOR (argument)
Returns the largest integer that is less than or equal to the argument, fuzzed to avoid unexpected floating-point results.
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FLOORZ (argument)
Returns the largest integer that is less than or equal to the argument, using zero fuzzing.
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FNONCT(x,ndf,ddf,prob)
Returns the value of the noncentrality parameter of an F distribution.
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FNOTE(file-id)
Identifies the last record that was read, and returns a value that the FPOINT function can use.
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FOPEN(fileref <,open-mode <,record-length <,record-format > > > )
Opens an external file and returns a file identifier value.
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FOPEN('fileref '<,open-mode <,record-length <,record-format > > > )
Opens an external file and returns a file identifier value.
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FOPEN(fileref <,open-mode <,record-length <,record-format > > > )
Opens an external file and returns a file identifier value.
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FOPTNAME(file-id,nval)
Returns the name of an information item for an external file.
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FOPTNAME(file-id, nval)
Returns the name of an item of information about an external file.
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FOPTNAME(file-id,nval)
Returns the name of an information item for an external file.
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FOPTNAME(file-id, nval)
Returns the name of an information item for an external file.
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FOPTNAME(file-id,nval)
Returns the name of an item of information about a file.
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FOPTNUM(file-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for an external file.
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FOPTNUM(file-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for an external file.
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FOPTNUM(file-id)
Returns the number of information items available for an external file.
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FOPTNUM(file-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for a file.
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FOPTNUM(file-id)
Returns the number of information items that are available for an external file.
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FPOINT(file-id,note-id)
Positions the read pointer on the next record to be read.
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FPOS(file-id,nval)
Sets the position of the column pointer in the File Data Buffer (FDB).
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FPUT(file-id,cval)
Moves data to the File Data Buffer (FDB) of an external file, starting at the FDB's current column position.
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FREAD(file-id)
Reads a record from an external file into the File Data Buffer (FDB).
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FREWIND(file-id)
Positions the file pointer to the start of the file.
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FRLEN(file-id)
Returns the size of the last record that was read, or, if the file is opened for output, returns the current record size.
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FSEP(file-id,characters <,'x' |'X'> )
Sets the token delimiters for the FGET function.
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FUZZ(argument)
Returns the nearest integer if the argument is within 1E−12 of that integer.
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FWRITE(file-id <,cc > )
Writes a record to an external file.
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GAMINV(p,a)
Returns a quantile from the gamma distribution.
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GAMMA(argument)
Returns the value of the gamma function.
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GARKHCLPRC(E, t, S, R, R, sigma)
Calculates call prices for European options on stocks, based on the Garman-Kohlhagen model.
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GARKHPTPRC(E, t, S, R, R, sigma)
Calculates put prices for European options on stocks, based on the Garman-Kohlhagen model.
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GCD(x1, x2, x3, …, xn)
Returns the greatest common divisor for one or more integers.
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GEODIST(latitude-1, longitude-1, latitude-2, longitude-2 <,options > )
Returns the geodetic distance between two latitude and longitude coordinates.
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GEOMEAN(argument <,argument,…> )
Returns the geometric mean.
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GEOMEANZ(argument <,argument,…> )
Returns the geometric mean, using zero fuzzing.
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GETDVI(device-name,item)
Returns a specified item of information from a device.
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GETJPI(jpi-item < ,pid > )
Retrieves job-process information.
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GETLOCENV( )
Returns the current locale/language environment.
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GETLOG(logical-name < ,table > ,< index > , < mode > ,< case > ,< item > )
Returns information about a DCL logical name.
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GETMSG(status)
Translates an OpenVMS error code into text.
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GETOPTION(option-name <,reporting-options <,…> > )
Returns the value of a SAS system or graphics option.
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GETPXLANGUAGE()
Returns the current two-letter language code.
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GETPXLOCALE(<source>)
Returns the POSIX locale value for a SAS locale.
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GETPXREGION()
Returns the current two-letter region code.
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GETQUOTA(dev,user,usage,perm,over,context,chan)
Retrieves disk quota information.
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GETSYM(symbol-name)
Returns the value of a DCL symbol.
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GETTERM(characteristic-name)
Returns the characteristics of your terminal device.
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GETVARC(data-set-id,var-num)
Returns the value of a SAS data set character variable.
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GETVARN(data-set-id,var-num)
Returns the value of a SAS data set numeric variable.
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GRAYCODE(k, numeric-variable-1, ..., numeric-variable-n) GRAYCODE(k, character-variable <, n <, in-out > > )
Generates all subsets of n items in a minimal change order.
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HARMEAN(argument <,argument,…> )
Returns the harmonic mean.
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HARMEANZ(argument <,argument,…> )
Returns the harmonic mean, using zero fuzzing.
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HBOUND < n > (array-name) HBOUND(array-name,bound-n)
Returns the upper bound of an array.
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HMS(hour,minute,second)
Returns a SAS time value from hour, minute, and second values.
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HOLIDAY('holiday', year)
Returns a SAS date value of a specified holiday for a specified year.
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HOUR(< time | datetime > )
Returns the hour from a SAS time or datetime value.
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HTMLDECODE(expression)
Decodes a string that contains HTML numeric character references or HTML character entity references, and returns the decoded string.
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HTMLENCODE(expression, <options>)
Encodes characters using HTML character entity references, and returns the encoded string.
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IBESSEL(nu,x,kode)
Returns the value of the modified Bessel function.
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IFC(logical-expression, value-returned-when-true, value-returned-when-false <,value-returned-when-missing > )
Returns a character value based on whether an expression is true, false, or missing.
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IFN(logical-expression, value-returned-when-true, value-returned-when-false <,value-returned-when-missing > )
Returns a numeric value based on whether an expression is true, false, or missing.
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INDEX(source,excerpt)
Searches a character expression for a string of characters, and returns the position of the string's first character for the first occurrence of the string.
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INDEXC(source,excerpt-1 <,… excerpt-n > )
Searches a character expression for any of the specified characters, and returns the position of that character.
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INDEXW(source, excerpt <,delimiters > )
Searches a character expression for a string that is specified as a word, and returns the position of the first character in the word.
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INPUT(source, <? | ??> informat.)
Returns the value that is produced when SAS converts an expression using the specified informat.
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INPUTC(source, informat <,w > )
Enables you to specify a character informat at run time.
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INPUTN(source, informat <,w <,d > > )
Enables you to specify a numeric informat at run time.
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INT(argument)
Returns the integer value, fuzzed to avoid unexpected floating-point results.
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INTCINDEX(interval < < multiple.< shift-index > > > , date-time-value)
Returns the cycle index when a date, time, or datetime interval and value are specified.
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INTCK(interval < multiple > < .shift-index > , start-from, increment, <'alignment'> ) INTCK(custom-interval, start-from, increment, <'alignment'> )
Returns the count of the number of interval boundaries between two dates, two times, or two datetime values.
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INTCYCLE(interval < < multiple.< shift-index > > > )
Returns the date, time, or datetime interval at the next higher seasonal cycle when a date, time, or datetime interval is specified.
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INTFIT(argument-1, argument-2, 'type')
Returns a time interval that is aligned between two dates.
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INTFMT(interval < < multiple.< .shift-index > > > , 'size')
Returns a recommended SAS format when a date, time, or datetime interval is specified.
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INTGET(date-1, date-2, date-3)
Returns a time interval based on three date or datetime values.
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INTINDEX(interval < < multiple.< shift-index > > > , date-value)
Returns the seasonal index when a date, time, or datetime interval and value are specified.
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INTNX(interval < multiple > < .shift-index > , start-from, increment <, 'alignment'> ) INTNX(custom-interval, start-from, increment <, 'alignment'> )
Increments a date, time, or datetime value by a given time interval, and returns a date, time, or datetime value.
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INTRR(freq,c0, c1,..., cn)
Returns the internal rate of return as a fraction.
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INTSEAS(interval < < multiple.< shift-index > > > )
Returns the length of the seasonal cycle when a date, time, or datetime interval is specified.
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INTSHIFT(interval < < multiple.< shift-index > > > )
Returns the shift interval that corresponds to the base interval.
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INTTEST(interval < < multiple.< shift-index > > > )
Returns 1 if a time interval is valid, and returns 0 if a time interval is invalid.
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INTZ (argument)
Returns the integer portion of the argument, using zero fuzzing.
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IORCMSG()
Returns a formatted error message for _IORC_.
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IQR(value-1 <, value-2... > )
Returns the interquartile range.
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IRR(freq,c0,c1,…,cn)
Returns the internal rate of return as a percentage.
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JBESSEL(nu,x)
Returns the value of the Bessel function.
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JULDATE(date)
Returns the Julian date from a SAS date value.
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JULDATE7(date)
Returns a seven-digit Julian date from a SAS date value.
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KCOMPARE(source,< pos, < count,> > findstr)
Returns the result of a comparison of character expressions.
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KCOMPRESS(source,< characters-to-remove > )
Removes specified characters from a character expression.
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KCOUNT(source)
Returns the number of double-byte characters in an expression.
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KCVT(text, intype, outtype, < options,…> )
Converts data from one type of encoding data to another encoding data.
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KINDEX(source, excerpt)
Searches a character expression for a string of characters.
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KINDEXC(source,excerpt-1 <,… excerpt-n > )
Searches a character expression for specified characters.
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KLEFT(argument)
Left-aligns a character expression by removing unnecessary leading DBCS blanks and SO/SI.
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KLENGTH(argument)
Returns the length of an argument.
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KLOWCASE(argument)
Converts all letters in an argument to lowercase.
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str=KPROPCASE(< instr > , (<options> ))
Converts Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese (CJKT) characters.
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str=KPROPCHAR(< instr > )
Converts special characters to normal characters.
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str=KPROPDATA(< instr > (<option, input encode name, output encode name> ))
Removes or converts unprintable characters.
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KREVERSE(argument)
Reverses a character expression.
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KRIGHT(argument)
Right-aligns a character expression by trimming trailing DBCS blanks and SO/SI.
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KSCAN(argument,n <, delimiters > )
Selects a specified word from a character expression.
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KSTRCAT(argument-1, argument-2 <, … argument-n > )
Concatenates two or more character expressions.
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KSUBSTR(argument,position <,n > )
Extracts a substring from an argument.
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KSUBSTRB(argument,position <,n > )
Extracts a substring from an argument according to the byte position of the substring in the argument.
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KTRANSLATE(source, to-1, from-1<...to-n, from-n>)
Replaces specific characters in a character expression.
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KTRANSLATE(source,to-1,from-1 <,…to-n,from-n > )
Replaces specific characters in a character expression.
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KTRIM(argument)
Removes trailing DBCS blanks and SO/SI from character expressions.
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KTRUNCATE(argument, number, length)
Truncates a numeric value to a specified length.
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KUPCASE(argument)
Converts all letters in an argument to uppercase.
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KUPDATE(argument,position,n <, characters-to-replace > ) KUPDATE(argument,position <,n > , characters-to-replace)
Inserts, deletes, and replaces character value contents.
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KUPDATEB(argument,position,n <,characters-to-replace > ) KUPDATEB(argument,position <, n > , characters-to-replace)
Inserts, deletes, and replaces the contents of the character value according to the byte position of the character value in the argument.
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KURTOSIS(argument-1,argument-2,argument-3,argument-4 <,…,argument-n > )
Returns the kurtosis.
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KVERIFY(source,excerpt-1 <,…excerpt-n > )
Returns the position of the first character that is unique to an expression.
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LAG < n > (argument)
Returns values from a queue.
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LARGEST (k, value-1 <, value-2 ...> )
Returns the kth largest non-missing value.
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LBOUND < n > (array-name) LBOUND(array-name,bound-n)
Returns the lower bound of an array.
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LCM(x1, x2, x3, …, xn)
Returns the least common multiple.
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LCOMB(n,r)
Computes the logarithm of the COMB function; that is, the logarithm of the number of combinations of n objects taken r at a time.
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LEFT(argument)
Left-aligns a character string.
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LENGTH(string)
Returns the length of a non-blank character string, excluding trailing blanks, and returns 1 for a blank character string.
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LENGTHC(string)
Returns the length of a character string, including trailing blanks.
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LENGTHM(string)
Returns the amount of memory (in bytes) that is allocated for a character string.
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LENGTHN(string)
Returns the length of a character string, excluding trailing blanks.
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LEXCOMB(count, k, variable-1, …, variable-n)
Generates all distinct combinations of the non-missing values of n variables taken k at a time in lexicographic order.
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LEXCOMBI(n, k, index-1, …, k)
Generates all combinations of the indices of n objects taken k at a time in lexicographic order.
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LEXPERK(count, k, variable-1, …, variable-n)
Generates all distinct permutations of the non-missing values of n variables taken k at a time in lexicographic order.
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LEXPERM(count, variable-1 <, …, variable-N > )
Generates all distinct permutations of the non-missing values of several variables in lexicographic order.
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LFACT(n)
Computes the logarithm of the FACT (factorial) function.
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LGAMMA(argument)
Returns the natural logarithm of the Gamma function.
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LIBNAME('libref'<,'SAS-library'<,engine <,options > > > )
Assigns or deassigns a libref for a SAS library.
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LIBNAME(libref<,SAS-data-library<,engine<,options>>>)
Assigns or clears a libref for a SAS library.
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LIBNAME(libref <,SAS-library <,engine <,options > > > )
Assigns or deassigns a libref for a SAS library.
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LIBREF('libref')
Verifies that a libref has been assigned.
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LIBREF(libref)
Verifies that a libref has been assigned.
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LOG(argument)
Returns the natural (base e) logarithm.
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LOG10(argument)
Returns the logarithm to the base 10.
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LOG1PX(x)
Returns the log of 1 plus the argument.
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LOG2(argument)
Returns the logarithm to the base 2.
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LOG4SAS_APPENDER("name", "FileRefAppender", 'options')
Creates a fileref appender that can be referenced by a logger.
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Log4SAS_logevent(name, level, message)
Logs a message by using a specific logger.
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LOG4SAS_LOGGER("name", <"options"> )
Creates a logger.
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LOGBETA(a,b)
Returns the logarithm of the beta function.
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LOGCDF('dist',quantile < ,parm-1,...,parm-k > )
Returns the logarithm of a left cumulative distribution function.
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LOGPDF('dist',quantile,parm-1,...,parm-k)
Returns the logarithm of a probability density (mass) function.
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LOGSDF('dist',quantile,parm-1,...,parm-k)
Returns the logarithm of a survival function.
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LOWCASE(argument)
Converts all letters in an argument to lowercase.
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LPERM(n <,r > )
Computes the logarithm of the PERM function; that is, the logarithm of the number of permutations of n objects, with the option of including r number of elements.
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LPNORM(p, value-1 <,value-2 … > )
Returns the Lp norm of the second argument and subsequent non-missing arguments.
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MAD(value-1 <, value-2... > )
Returns the median absolute deviation from the median.
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MARGRCLPRC(X, t, X, sigma1, sigma2, rho12)
Calculates call prices for European options on stocks, based on the Margrabe model.
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MARGRPTPRC(X, t, X, sigma1, sigma2, rho12)
Calculates put prices for European options on stocks, based on the Margrabe model.
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MAX(argument-1,argument-2 <,...argument-n > )
Returns the largest value.
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MCIPISLP(number-of-seconds)
Causes SAS to wait for a piece of multimedia equipment to become active.
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MCIPISTR(MCI-string-command)
Submits an MCI string command to a piece of multimedia equipment.
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MD5(string)
Returns the result of the message digest of a specified string.
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MDY(month,day,year)
Returns a SAS date value from month, day, and year values.
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MEAN(argument-1 <,...argument-n > )
Returns the arithmetic mean (average).
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MEDIAN(value1 <, value2, ... > )
Returns the median value.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MIN(argument-1,argument-2 <,...argument-n > )
Returns the smallest value.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MINUTE(time | datetime)
Returns the minute from a SAS time or datetime value.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MISSING(numeric-expression | character-expression)
Returns a numeric result that indicates whether the argument contains a missing value.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MOD (argument-1, argument-2)
Returns the remainder from the division of the first argument by the second argument, fuzzed to avoid most unexpected floating-point results.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MODEXIST '(product-name' | 'pathname'
Determines whether a product image exists in the release of SAS that you have installed.
Product: Base SAS
Document: SAS Companion for the UNIX Environments
MODEXIST('product-name')
Determines whether a software image exists in the version of SAS that you have installed.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
CALL MODULE(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2...,arg-n); num=MODULEN(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2...,arg-n); char=MODULEC(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2...,arg-n); CALL MODULEI < cntl > ,module, arg-1,arg-2...,arg-n); num=MODULEIN(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2...,arg-n) char=MODULEIC(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2...,arg-n);
Calls a specific routine or module that resides in an image that can be shared.
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Document: SAS Companion for OpenVMS on HP Integrity Servers
CALL MODULE(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2. . . ,arg-n); num=MODULEN(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2…,arg-n); char=MODULEC(< cntl > ,module,arg-1…,arg-2,arg-n); CALL MODULEI < cntl > ,module arg-1,arg-2. . . ,arg-n); num=MODULEIN(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2. . .,arg-n) char=MODULEIC(< cntl > ,module,arg-1,arg-2. . .,arg-n);
Calls a specific routine or module that resides in an external dynamic link library (DLL).
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Document: SAS Companion for Windows
MODULEC(< cntl-string,> module-name <,argument-1, ..., argument-n > )
Calls an external routine and returns a character value.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MODULEN(< cntl-string,> module-name <,argument-1, ..., argument-n > )
Calls an external routine and returns a numeric value.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MODZ (argument-1, argument-2)
Returns the remainder from the division of the first argument by the second argument, using zero fuzzing.
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Document: SAS Language Reference: Dictionary
MONTH(date)