Usage Note 7311: Additional information about NOFMTERR option
The FMTERR|NOFMTERR option determines whether or not SAS generates an
error message when a variable's format cannot be found. Specifying
NOFMTERR causes missing formats to be replaced with the w. or $w.
format. Note that a numeric format may be replaced with the w.
format, not the w.d format.
If a numeric user-written format is associated with a variable and no
decimal width is specified at the time the format is assigned,
NOFMTERR uses the w. format. If a decimal width is specified at the
time the format is assigned, NOFMTERR uses the w.d format.
For example, if a user written format ABC is associated with a
variable using FORMAT VAR ABC6.2, NOFMTERR uses 6.2 as the format. If
the format is associated with the variable using FORMAT VAR ABC.;
NOFMTERR uses 6. as the format, and the decimal portion of the value
is rounded.
Operating System and Release Information
| SAS System | Base SAS | Microsoft Windows 95/98 | 8 TS M0 | |
| OpenVMS VAX | 8 TS M0 | |
| Solaris | 8 TS M0 | |
| HP-UX | 8 TS M0 | |
| z/OS | 8 TS M0 | |
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 8 TS M0 | |
| OS/2 | 8 TS M0 | |
| CMS | 8 TS M0 | |
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 8 TS M0 | |
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 8 TS M0 | |
| Microsoft Windows NT Workstation | 8 TS M0 | |
| OpenVMS Alpha | 8 TS M0 | |
| Tru64 UNIX | 8 TS M0 | |
| AIX | 8 TS M0 | |
*
For software releases that are not yet generally available, the Fixed
Release is the software release in which the problem is planned to be
fixed.
| Type: | Usage Note |
| Priority: | |
| Topic: | SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> OPTIONS
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| Date Modified: | 2002-04-11 14:52:03 |
| Date Created: | 2002-04-11 14:52:03 |
