TIMEw.d Format

Writes SAS time values as hours, minutes, and seconds in the form hh:mm:ss.ss using the military 24-hour clock.

Category: Date and Time
Alignment: Right

Syntax

TIMEw.[d]

Arguments

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default 8
Range 2–20
Tip Make w large enough to produce the desired results. To obtain a complete time value with three decimal places, you must allow at least 12 spaces: eight spaces to the left of the decimal point, one space for the decimal point itself, and three spaces for the decimal fraction of seconds.

d

specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the seconds value.

Default 0
Range 0–19
Requirement must be less than w

Details

The TIMEw.d format writes SAS time values in the form hh:mm:ss.ss, where
hh
is an integer.
Note: If hh is a single digit, TIMEw.d places a leading blank before the digit. For example, the TIMEw.d. format writes 9:00 instead of 09:00.
mm
is the number of minutes, ranging from 00 through 59.
ss.ss
is the number of seconds, ranging from 00 through 59, with the fraction of a second following the decimal point.

Comparisons

The TIMEw.d format is similar to the HHMMw.d format except that TIMEw.d includes seconds.
The TIMEw.d format and the HHMMw format write a leading blank for a single-hour digit. The TODw.d format writes a leading zero for a single-hour digit.

Example

The example table uses the input value of 59083, which is the SAS time value that corresponds to 4:24:43 PM.
Statements
Results
 
----+----1
select put(59083,time.);
16:24:43
Last updated: February 23, 2017