Informats

DATEw. Informat

Reads date values in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy.

Category:

Date and Time

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Examples
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Syntax

DATEw.

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default:	7
Range:	7-32
Tip:	Use a width of 9 to read a 4-digit year.

Details

The date values must be in the form ddmmmyy or ddmmmyyyy, where

dd: is an integer from 01 through 31 that represents the day of the month.
mmm: is the first three letters of the month name.
yy or yyyy: is a two-digit or four-digit integer that represents the year.

You can separate the year, month, and day values by blanks or by special characters. Make sure the width of the input field allows space for blanks and special characters.

Note: SAS interprets a two-digit year as belonging to the 100-year span that is defined by the YEARCUTOFF= system option. [cautionend]

Examples

input calendar_date date11.;

Data Line	Results
----+----1----+
16mar99	14319
16 mar 99	14319
16-mar-1999	14319