B8601TZw.d Informat

Reads time values that are specified using the ISO 8601 basic time notation hhmmss<ffff>+|–hhmm or hhmmss<ffffff>Z.

Categories: Date and Time
ISO 8601
Alignment: Left
Aliases: B8601TXw.d
ND8601TZw.d
Restriction: UTC time zone offset values are not supported.
Supports: ISO 8601 Element 5.3.1.1, complete representation

Syntax

B8601TZw.d

Syntax Description

w

specifies the width of the input field.

Default 14
Range 9–20

d

(optional) specifies the number of digits to the right of the decimal point in the seconds value.

Default 0
Range 0–6

Details

UTC time values specify a time and a time zone based on the zero meridian in Greenwich, England. The B8601TZ informat reads time values that are specified in the following ISO 8601 basic time notations:
  • hhmmss<ffffff>+|–hhmm
  • hhmmss<ffffff>Z
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.
ffffff
are optional fractional seconds, with a precision of up to six digits, where each digit is between 0 and 9.
+|–hh:mm
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.
Z
indicates that the time is for zero meridian (Greenwich, England) or +0000 UTC time.
When SAS reads a UTC time by using the B8601TZ informat and the adjusted time is greater than 240000 or less than 000000, SAS adjusts the time value so that the time is between 000000 and 240000. For example, if SAS reads the UTC time 234344–0500 using the B8601TZ informat, SAS adds five hours to the time so that the value is 284344, and then makes the time adjustment. The value stored represents the time 044344+0000.

Example

input @1 btz b8601tz.;
Data Line
Result
----+----1
202401-0500
5041
202401Z
73441
202401+0000
73441