24621 - Create custom datetime format using PROC FORMAT with PICTURE

Sample 24621: Create custom datetime format using PROC FORMAT with PICTURE

/**************************************************************************/
/* Directives are special characters that you can use in the picture to   */
/* format date, time, or datetime values. The list of directives is in    */
/* the SAS Procedures Guide in the PROC FORMAT section. The DATATYPE=     */
/* option indicates which type of value is being supplied to the format.  */
/* The zero before each directive indicates a leading zero should be      */
/* supplied if the result is a single digit.                              */                                 */
/**************************************************************************/

proc format;
  picture mydate other='%0m/%0d/%0Y %0H:%0M:%0S' (datatype=datetime);
run;


data a;
  x='14feb2005 12:34:56'dt;
  put x mydate.;
run;

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02/14/2005 12:34:56

Type:	Sample
Topic:	SAS Reference ==> DATA Step SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> FORMAT SAS Reference ==> Formats

Date Modified:	2006-08-30 03:02:57
Date Created:	2004-09-30 14:08:58

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