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YYMMDDw. Informat



Reads date values in the form yymmdd or yyyymmdd.
Category: Date and Time

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

YYMMDDw.

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default: 6
Range: 6-32

Details

The date values must be in the form yymmdd or yyyymmdd, where

yy or yyyy

is a two-digit or four-digit integer that represents the year.

mm

is an integer from 01 through 12 that represents the month of the year.

dd

is an integer from 01 through 31 that represents the day of the month.

You can separate the year, month, and day values by blanks or by special characters. However, if delimiters are used, place them between all the values. You can also place blanks before and after the date. 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 yymmdd10.;

Data Line Results
----+----1----+

050316
16511
05/03/16
16511
05 03 16
16511
2005-03-16
16511


See Also

Formats:

DATEw. Format

DDMMYYw. Format

MMDDYYw. Format

YYMMDDw. Format

Functions:

DAY Function

MDY Function

MONTH Function

YEAR Function

Informats:

DATEw. Informat

DDMMYYw. Informat

MMDDYYw. Informat

System Option:

YEARCUTOFF= System Option

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