DTDATEw. Format

Expects a SAS datetime value as input and writes the SAS date values in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy.

Category:	Date and Time
Alignment:	Right

Syntax

Syntax

DTDATEw.

Arguments

w

specifies the width of the output field.

Default	7
Range	5–9
Tip	Use a width of 9 to print a 4-digit year.

Details

The DTDATEw. format writes SAS date values in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy, where

is an integer that represents the day of the month.

mmm

are the first three letters of the month name.

yy or yyyy

is a two-digit or four-digit integer that represents the year.

Comparisons

The DTDATEw. format produces the same type of output that the DATEw. format produces. The difference is that the DTDATEw. format requires a SAS datetime value.

Example

The example table uses the input value of 1510285759, which is the SAS datetime value that corresponds to 3:49:19 AM on November 10, 2013, and prints both a two-digit and a four-digit year for the DTDATEw. format.

Statements		Results
		----+----1
select put(1510285759,dtdate.);		10NOV13
select put(1510285759,dtdate9.);		10NOV2013

DTDATEw. Format

Syntax

Arguments

w

Details

Comparisons

Example

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