The E8601LZ format writes
time values without making any adjustments, and appends the UTC time
zone offset for the local SAS session by using one of the following
ISO 8601 extended time notations:
-
hh:mm:ss+|–hh:mm
Note: Use this form when w is
large enough to support this time notation.
-
hh:mm:ssZ
Note: Use this form when w is
not large enough to support the +|– hh:mm time
zone notation.
hh
is a two-digit hour
(zero padded) between 00 and 23.
mm
is a two-digit minute
(zero padded) between 00 and 59.
ss
is a two-digit second
(zero padded) between 00 and 59.
+|–hh:mm
is an hour and minute
signed offset from zero meridian time. Note that the offset must be
+|–hh:mm (that is, +
or – and five characters).
Use + for time zones
east of the zero meridian, and use – for time zones west of
the zero meridian. For example, +02:00 indicates a two-hour time difference
to the east of the zero meridian, and –06:00 indicates a six-hour
time difference to the west of the zero meridian.
Restriction: The
shorter form +|–hh is
not supported.
Z
indicates zero meridian
(Greenwich, England) or +00:00 UTC time.
SAS writes the time
value by using the form hh:mm.ffffff,
and appends the time zone indicator +|–hh:mm based
on the time zone offset from the zero meridian for the local SAS session,
or Z. The Z time zone indicator is used for format lengths that are
less than 14.
If the same time is
written using both zone indicators, they indicate two different times
based on the UTC. For example, if the local SAS session uses Eastern
Time in the U.S., and the time value is 45824, SAS would write 12:43:44–04:00
or 12:43:44Z. The time 12:43:44–04:00 is the time 16:43:44+00:00
at the zero meridian. The Z indicates that the time is the time at
the zero meridian, or 12:43:44+00:00.
When SAS reads a UTC
time by using the E8601TZ informat, and the adjusted time is greater
than 24 hours or less than 00 hours, SAS adjusts the value so that
the time is between 00:00:00 and 24:00:00. If the E8601LZ format attempts
to format a time outside of this time range, the time is formatted
with asterisks to indicate that the value is out of range.