STRINGDATES= LIBNAME Statement Option

Specifies whether to read date and time values from the data source as character strings or as numeric date values.

Valid in: LIBNAME statement
Default: NO
Supports: All
Syntax
Syntax Description
Details

Syntax

STRINGDATES= YES | NO

Syntax Description

YES

specifies that SAS reads date and time values as character strings.

NO

specifies that SAS reads date and time values as numeric date values.

Details

NO is also used for Version 6 compatibility. This is the default.
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