UTC values specify a
time and a time zone based on the zero meridian in Greenwich, England.
The E8601LZ informat reads UTC time values that are specified in one
of the following ISO 8601 extended time notations and returns a SAS
time value for the local time:
-
hh:mm:ss.
<ffffff>+|–
hh:mm
-
is a two-digit hour
(zero padded) between 00 and 23.
is a two-digit minute
(zero padded) between 00 and 59.
is a two-digit second
(zero padded) between 00 and 59.
are optional fractional
seconds, with a precision of up to six digits, where each digit is
between 0 and 9.
is an hour and minute
signed offset from zero meridian. Note that the offset must be +|–hh:mm (that is, + or – and five characters).
Use the + for time
zones east of the zero meridian, and use the – for time zones
west of the zero meridian.
Restriction: The shorter form +|–
hh is not supported.
indicates zero meridian
or +00:00 UTC time.
When SAS reads a UTC
time by using the E8601LZ informat and the adjusted time is greater
than 24:00:00 or less than 00:00:00, SAS adjusts the value so that
the time is between 00:00:00 and 24:00:00. For example, if SAS reads
the UTC time 23:43:44-05:00 by using the E8601LZ informat, SAS adds
five hours to the time so that the value is 28:43:44, and then makes
the time adjustment. The value stored represents the time 04:43:44+00:00.