Writes SAS date values in the form [yy]yyq or [yy]yy-q. The x in the format name is a character that represents the special character that separates the year and the quarter of the year. This character can be a hyphen (-), period (.), blank character, slash (/), colon (:), or no separator. The year can be either 2 or 4 digits.
| Category: | Date and Time |
| Alignment: | Right |
identifies a separator or specifies that no separator appear between the year and the quarter. Valid values for x are any of the following:
separates with a colon
separates with a hyphen
indicates no separator
separates with a period
separates with a forward slash.
specifies the width of the output field.
| Default | 6 |
| Range | 4–32 |
| Interactions | When x is set to N, no separator is specified. The width range is then 3–32, and the default changes to 5. |
| When w has a value of 4 or 5, the date appears with only the last two digits of the year. When w is 6 or more, the date appears with a four-digit year. | |
| When x has a value of N and w has a value of 3 or 4, the date appears with only the last two digits of the year. When x has a value of N and w is 5 or more, the date appears with a four-digit year. |