E8601DNw. Format

Writes dates from SAS datetime values by using the ISO 8601 extended notation yyyy-mm-dd.

Categories: Date and Time
ISO 8601
Alignment: Left
Alias: IS8601DN
Restriction: UTC time zone offset values are not supported.
Supports: ISO 8601 Element 5.2.1.1, complete representation

Syntax

E8601DNw.

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default 10
Requirement The width of the input field must be 10.

Details

The E8601DN format writes the date by using the ISO 8601 extended date notation yyyy-mm-dd:
yyyy
is a four-digit year.
mm
is a two-digit month (zero padded) between 01 and 12.
dd
is a two-digit day of the month (zero padded) between 01 and 31.

Example

put edn e8601dn.;
Value for edn
Result
1663308532
2012-09-15