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Functions and CALL Routines

YYQ Function



Returns a SAS date value from year and quarter year values.
Category: Date and Time

Syntax
Arguments
Details
Examples
See Also

Syntax

YYQ(year,quarter)


Arguments

year

specifies a two-digit or four-digit integer that represents the year. The YEARCUTOFF= system option defines the year value for two-digit dates.

quarter

specifies the quarter of the year (1, 2, 3, or 4).


Details

The YYQ function returns a SAS date value that corresponds to the first day of the specified quarter. If either year or quarter is missing, or if the quarter value is not valid, the result is missing.


Examples

SAS Statements Results
DateValue=yyq(2001,3);
put DateValue;
put DateValue date7.;
put DateValue date9.;
 
15157
01JUL01
01JUL2001
StartOfQtr=yyq(99,4);
put StartOfQtr;
put StartOfQtr=worddate.;
14518
StartOfQtr=October 1, 1999


See Also

Functions:

QTR Function

YEAR Function

System Option:

YEARCUTOFF= System Option

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