Formats for NLS

NLDATEMNw. Format

Converts a SAS date value to the date value of the specified locale, and then writes the value as the name of the month.

Category:	Date and Time
Alignment:	left

Syntax

NLDATEMNw.

w

specifies the width of the output field. If necessary, SAS abbreviates the name of the month to fit the format width.

Default:	10
Range:	4-200

NLDATEMNw. is similar to MONNAMEw. except that NLDATEMNw. is locale-specific.

These examples use the input value of 15760, which is the SAS date value that corresponds to February 24, 2003.

Statements	Results
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options locale=English_UnitedStates; put month nldatemn.;	February
options locale=German_Germany; put month nldatemn.;	Februar

Statements

Results

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options locale=English_UnitedStates;

put month nldatemn.;

February

options locale=German_Germany;

put month nldatemn.;

Februar