Table 7.4 shows the default SAS variable formats and informats that are assigned
by PROC ACCESS to each SYSTEM 2000
item type. If SYSTEM 2000 data falls outside valid SAS data ranges, an error message is printed
in the SAS log when you try to read the data.
Default SAS Formats and Informats for SYSTEM 2000 Item Types
|
SYSTEM 2000 Item Type
and Picture
|
SAS Variable Format
and Informat
|
|
CHAR X(n)
|
$n
|
|
TEXT X(n)
|
$CHARn.
|
|
DATE
|
DATE7.
|
|
|
n.
|
|
|
n+d+1.d
|
|
|
n+d+1.d
|
|
|
BEST12.
|
|
|
BEST12.
|
|
UNDEFINED X(n)
|
$HEXn*2.
|