DTDATEw. Format

Expects a datetime value as input and writes date values in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy.
Category: Date and Time
Alignment: right

Syntax

DTDATEw.

Syntax Description

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
dd
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 datetime value.

Example

The example table uses a datetime value of 16APR2012:10:00:00 as input, and prints both a two-digit and a four-digit year for the DTDATEw. format.
SAS Statement
Result
----+----1
put trip_date=dtdate.;
16APR12
put trip_date=dtdate9.;
16APR2012

See Also

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