The B8601LZ format writes
time values without making any adjustments, and appends the UTC time
zone offset for the local SAS session by using the ISO 8601 basic
notation hhmmss+|–hhmm:
hh
is a two-digit hour
(zero padded) between 00 and 23.
mm
is a two-digit minute
(zero padded) between 00 and 59.
ss
is a two-digit second
(zero padded) between 00 and 59.
+|–hhmm
is an hour and minute
signed offset from zero meridian time. Note that the offset must be
+|–hhmm (that is, +
or – and four characters).
Use + for time zones
east of the zero meridian, and use – for time zones west of
the zero meridian. For example, +0200 indicates a two-hour time difference
to the east of the zero meridian, and -0600 indicates a six-hour time
difference to the west of the zero meridian.
Restriction: The
shorter form +|–hh is
not supported.
When SAS reads a UTC
time by using the B8601TZ informat, and the adjusted time is greater
than 24 hours or less than 00 hours, SAS adjusts the value so that
the time is between 000000 and 235959. If the B8601LZ format attempts
to format a time outside of this time range, the time is formatted
with asterisks to indicate that the value is out of range.